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NUTTY (nuttier, nuttiest)
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, nuttiest Dictionary entry overview: What does nutty mean?
• NUTTY (adjective)
The adjective NUTTY has 2 senses:
1. having the flavor of nuts
2. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Familiarity information: NUTTY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the flavor of nuts
Synonyms:
nutlike; nutty
Context example:
a nutty sherry
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Derivation:
nut (usually large hard-shelled seed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Synonyms:
around the bend; balmy; barmy; bats; batty; bonkers; buggy; cracked; crackers; daft; dotty; fruity; haywire; kookie; kooky; loco; loony; loopy; nuts; nutty; round the bend; wacky; whacky
Context example:
it used to drive my husband balmy
Similar:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
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