as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one university campus on which the geeky student will not feel like a social outcast
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Recent Examples of geeky
Erdman also pointed out that a geeky metric meaningful to those of us in the meteorological community is also lagging.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geeky
Adjective
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McCormick has long been an advocate and supporter of Best Buddies, an organization that champions inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The book club has helped replicate the intellectual community that she’s missed since leaving school.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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McClanahan died in 2010 at age 76 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.—
Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Aranda is very cerebral and probably would play well in a strong academic environment.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The city has been taken over by a bunch of evil gangs and so the nerdy Scott Pilgrim and his pals, including Ramona Flowers and Lucas Lee come to the rescue.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The character was kind, genuine, neurotic, a bit nerdy, a hugger with a heart of gold and endearingly funny.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Is this just marketing, or does scholarly research really support such claims?—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Joshi says teachers also tend to be a vocal crowd that isn’t shy about sharing their scholarly opinions.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Geeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geeky. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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