well-thumbed

adjective

(well thumbed when postpositive) (of a copy of a book) having the pages marked from frequent turning

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Examples from the Web for well-thumbed

Contemporary Examples

He opens the briefcase to reveal hundreds of well-thumbed sheets of paper filled with typewritten words.
The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali
Peter Richmond
February 23, 2014
His well-thumbed copy of Herodotus, with its intriguing mementos inside, underscores the historic context.
Best Films From Books
Jane Ciabattari
May 24, 2011

Historical Examples

Stella was there now, with a well-thumbed copy of “Pride and Prejudice” in her hand.
The First Violin
Jessie Fothergill
Gaspare ran for the candles while Salvatore got the cards, well-thumbed and dirty.
The Call of the Blood
Robert Smythe Hichens
Walter Scott is there, and rows of well-thumbed volumes of Henty.
The Quiver 3/1900
Anonymous
Hark back to your well-thumbed Lavengro and you will find, if you do not remember, his reasons.
Tommy Wideawake
H. H. Bashford
It opened at a well-thumbed spot and she tore a leaf from the binding.
The Bail Jumper
Robert J. C. Stead

well-thumbed

Examples from the Web for well-thumbed

Contemporary Examples

He opens the briefcase to reveal hundreds of well-thumbed sheets of paper filled with typewritten words.

His well-thumbed copy of Herodotus, with its intriguing mementos inside, underscores the historic context.

Historical Examples

Stella was there now, with a well-thumbed copy of “Pride and Prejudice” in her hand.

Gaspare ran for the candles while Salvatore got the cards, well-thumbed and dirty.

Walter Scott is there, and rows of well-thumbed volumes of Henty.

Hark back to your well-thumbed Lavengro and you will find, if you do not remember, his reasons.

It opened at a well-thumbed spot and she tore a leaf from the binding.