well-thumbed

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ˌwell-ˈthumbed adjective  TCNa well-thumbed book, magazine etc has been used a lot 〔书籍、杂志等〕翻旧了的，翻阅过很多遍的 → dog-eared

Examples from the Corpus

well-thumbed• a well-thumbed Bible• His early posts after ordination ran through his head like the pages of a well-thumbed Bible.• Or the works of Charles Dickens sandwiched between a well-thumbed leather-bound edition of the Romantic poets and three volumes of philosophy.• Their well-thumbed, much-handled appearance says it all.

ˌwell-ˈthumbed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

a magazine etc lot Corpus has book, a been used well-thumbed

well-thumbed
ˌwell-ˈthumbed adjective
a well-thumbed book, magazine etc has been used a lot ⇨ dog-eared