geekly

English

Etymology

From geek +‎ -ly.

Adjective

geekly (comparative more geekly, superlative most geekly)

1. (rare) Concerning or typical of geeks.
   • 2006, Rudy Rucker, The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul:

     As a relative novice to computing, I felt a little diffident joining this august geekly company, but they were most welcoming.

   • 2008, Christopher M Kelty, Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software and the Internet:

     ...technical choices that serve power, rather than rationality, liberty, elegance, or any other geekly concern.

2. (rare) Resembling a geek; geeky.

   Those glasses make you look geekly.

Related terms

• geek

Anagrams

• Kegley