0 A well thumbed book, magazine, etc. is one whose slightly damaged appearance shows that it has been used many times. --
Yes, it is well thumbed, and it shows that, in the experience of other countries, a powerful form of regulation can work in driving down a crime levels.
It is pretty well thumbed.
It is dog-eared and well thumbed, and not all the thumb marks are my own.
The dictionary owned by a dyslexic person is always, like mine, very well thumbed.
Obviously, many people have read that manifesto recently because it was well thumbed.
My copy is already well thumbed.