thumbed

4.8

Pages worn and dirty from being often turned by fingers

adjective
/θʌmd/

: manoseado

Synonyms

dog-eared

vsthumbed

4 4.4

A book or page with a corner folded down from use

is about soiling and wear from repeated handling rather than bent corners

eared

vsthumbed

Archaic

2 8.7

With corners bent or turned down from use

is about soiling and wear from repeated handling rather than general overuse

Antonyms

new

∞ 1.0

In original condition and never used before

untouched

20 3.0

Not changed or damaged by something, still in its original condition

How Worn

tattered

4 4.1

worn

4 2.1

thumbed

4.8

used

1.0

untouched

20 3.0

Surface Forms

thumbed positive

Morphology

thumbed = thumb (transparent) = thumb + ed

The adjective is a regular adjectival/past‑participle formation from 'thumb', meaning 'marked by use of the thumb', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Thumbed comes from the simple word thumb, the finger we use to turn pages. It describes books or pages that show wear because people 'turned them with the thumb' many times.