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nutty
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
nutty
(adjective)
nutty
/
ˈ
nʌti/
adjective
nuttier
;
nuttiest
nutty
/
ˈ
nʌti/
adjective
nuttier
;
nuttiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of NUTTY
1
a
:
tasting or smelling like nuts
candy with a
nutty
taste
a
nutty
coffee
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b
:
containing nuts
a
nutty
candy bar
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2
informal
a
:
silly, strange, or foolish
What a
nutty
idea.
He's got some
nutty
[=
weird
] friends.
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b
:
mentally ill
Her aunt's a little
nutty
. [=
crazy
]
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— nuttiness
noun
[
noncount
]
I noticed some
nuttiness
in the coffee's taste.
the sheer
nuttiness
of the idea
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