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wordie

[ wur-dee ]
/ ˈwɜr di /
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noun

a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile: a new board game that will appeal to wordies of all ages.

Nearby words

  1. wordage,
  2. wordbook,
  3. wordbreak,
  4. worde,
  5. worde, wynkyn de,
  6. wording,
  7. wordless,
  8. wordlessly,
  9. wordmonger,
  10. wordplay

Origin of wordie

word + -ie
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Examples from the Web for wordie

  • Clark and Wordie lived opposite in a room called “Auld Reekie.”

    South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton

  • Hurley took some photographs and Wordie came back rejoicing with a little dust and some moss.

    South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton

  • He was muttering something to himsel; but the elder could only hear a wordie noo an' then.

    Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

  • We pushed the ship against a small banded berg, from which Wordie secured several large lumps of biotite granite.

    South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton