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swottiest

swottiest is the superlative form of swotty.

Meaning of swotty

Adjective

swotty (comparative swottier, superlative swottiest)

  1. (UK, slang) Studious; being a swot; nerdy.
    • According to [Tony] Buzan, orthodox forms of note-taking don't stick in the head because they employ only the left brain, the swotty side, leaving our right brain, like many creative types, kicking its heels on the sofa, watching trash TV and waiting for a job offer that never comes.2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about swottiest

What is swottiest the superlative form of?
Swottiest is the superlative form of swotty.

Words near swottiest in the dictionary

  1. swotted
  2. swotted up on
  3. swotter
  4. swotters
  5. swottier
  6. swottiest
  7. swottily
  8. swottiness
  9. swotting
  10. swotting up on
  11. swotty

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