nerdily
In bookish fashion
In a nerdy manner—with obsessive enthusiasm for technical or intellectual subjects, or with the awkward social presence associated with such enthusiasm: He nerdily catalogued every Star Trek episode by stardate.
The word carries affection more often than mockery.
In an odd manner
- idiosyncraticallyIn a peculiarly individual manner
- unconventionallyIn a nonstandard way
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- oddlyIn a strange manner
peculiarly · geekily · dorkily · wonkily · quirkily · endearingly · charmingly · unironically
In poor taste
- unfashionablyIn an outdated manner
- dorkilyIn an awkward, unfashionable manner
- squarelyExactly and without evasion
- frumpilyIn an unstylish way
dowdily · unironically · earnestly · suspenders · high-waisted · mismatched
With unhealthy fixation
- passionatelyWith intense emotion
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- avidlyWith intense enthusiasm
- zealouslyWith extreme devotion
fanatically · devotedly · intensely · fervently · excitedly · single-mindedly · compulsively · absorbedly
By careful systematic reasoning
- cerebrallyIn a thinking manner
- technicallyIn exact terms
- academicallyPertaining to formal study
- pedanticallyWith excessive precision
studiously · bookishly · eruditely · scholarly · theoretically · scientifically · systematically · methodically
With uncomfortable awareness
- bashfullyIn a shy manner
- shylyIn a retiring manner
- timidlyIn fearful, hesitant fashion
- uncomfortablyIn a discomfiting manner
gawkily · ungainly · clumsily · fumblingly · embarrassedly · socially · stammering · blushing
eccentrically
In an odd manner
- idiosyncraticallyIn a peculiarly individual manner
- unconventionallyIn a nonstandard way
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
oddly · peculiarly · geekily · dorkily · wonkily · quirkily · endearingly · charmingly · unironically · unselfconsciously
unstylishly
In poor taste
- unfashionablyIn an outdated manner
- dorkilyIn an awkward, unfashionable manner
- squarelyExactly and without evasion
frumpily · dowdily · unironically · earnestly · suspenders · high-waisted · mismatched
obsessively
With unhealthy fixation
- passionatelyWith intense emotion
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- avidlyWith intense enthusiasm
zealously · fanatically · devotedly · intensely · fervently · excitedly · single-mindedly · compulsively · absorbedly · meticulously
analytically
By careful systematic reasoning
- cerebrallyIn a thinking manner
- technicallyIn exact terms
- academicallyPertaining to formal study
pedantically · studiously · bookishly · eruditely · scholarly · theoretically · scientifically · systematically · methodically · precisely
self-consciously
With uncomfortable awareness
uncomfortably · gawkily · ungainly · clumsily · fumblingly · embarrassedly · socially · stammering · blushing · overthinking
nerdilysuavely
With smooth sophistication
smoothly · coolly · charmingly · gracefully · sophisticatedly
nerdilysuperficially
At surface level only
casually · carelessly · indifferently · breezily · offhandedly