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thumbed /θʌmd /adjective1(Of a book, magazine, etc.) having been read often and bearing marks of frequent handling: they reread old volumes until they are thumbed and fragile elegant hardbacks, thumbed and adored the heavily thumbed thesaurus...- Years later I foolishly sold off my collection of ratty, well thumbed copies.
- This will predict your future life for you, much better than the fortuneteller with a turban and a well thumbed set of Tarot cards.
- On the shelf was a small selection of callously thumbed books.
2Having or using thumbs: a thumbed mammal a thumbed hand [in combination]: a two-thumbed salute...- The world will be a hell of a lot better without thumbed humans running around destroying everything.
- Use your thumbs (preferably) or the removal tool (if you're weak thumbed!).
- To my horror I realised that the roof of the dog's mouth was against the thumbed side of my hand and the business end of the fang was protruding past the little finger side of my fist.
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