adj, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of thumb form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having some specific type of thumb. in-compounds, not-comparable

   "He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day."

Adjective

1. 1
   (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

worn

Example

More examples

"Tom thumbed through an old magazine."

Related phrases

green-thumbedwell-thumbed

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