From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwell-thumbedˌwell-ˈthumbed adjective TCNa well-thumbed book, magazine etc has been used a lot → 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. 