nutty

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnʌti/

Adjective

nutty (comparative nuttier, superlative nuttiest)

1. Containing nuts.

   This is a nutty chocolate bar.

2. Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
   • 1997, Mary Jo Plutt, Prevention's Stop Dieting and Lose Weight Cookbook, Rodale, ISBN 0875964699, p. 210 ↗:

     Brown rice has had only its outer hull removed, leaving it with a beige color and a a pleasantly nutty flavor.

3. Barmy, crazy, mad.

   Your wife is as nutty as a fruitcake.

4. (Britain, dated) Extravagantly fashionable
   • 1932, Frank Richards, "The Complete Outsider", The Magnet

     Skinner's friendship with his nutty pals seemed to have come to a sudden end.

Synonyms

• nuts, squirrelly
• See also Thesaurus:insane

Related terms

• nutter
• nutty as a fruitcake

Translations

• French: plein de noix
• German: nussreich
• Russian: содержа́щий оре́хи

Translations

• German: nussig

Translations

• French: cinglé, fou, dingue
• German: verrückt, bekloppt
• Russian: поме́шанный

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