nutty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnʌti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈnʌti/ (General-American)
- [ˈnʌɾi] (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree substrateder. Proto-Germanic *hnuts Proto-West Germanic *hnut Old English hnutu Middle English note English nut Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nutty From nut + -y.
Meanings
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Containing nuts.
This is a nutty chocolate bar.
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Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
Brown rice has had only its outer hull removed, leaving it with a beige color and a pleasantly nutty flavor.
1997, Mary Jo Plutt, Prevention's Stop Dieting and Lose Weight Cookbook, Rodale, →ISBN, page 210:David Mason, Beverage and Bar Manager at St. Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors. Really nutty, almondy – kind of fig, plum, dried fruits. But it finishes off really smoothly but with a little bit of tobacco leaf.”
2016 December 16, Peter Shadbolt, “What does a $22,000 cognac actually taste like?”, in CNN:
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(slang) Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.
That student's parents seem to be nutty as a fruitcake.
Near-synonyms: nuts; see also Thesaurus:insane
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(Ireland, UK, dated) Extravagantly fashionable.
Skinner's friendship with his nutty pals seemed to have come to a sudden end.
1932, Frank Richards, “The Complete Outsider”, in The Magnet:
- (colloquial, slang, vulgar) extremely attractive, so attractive that one could "nut" (ejaculate) easily or quickly, hot, sexy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuttiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| nuttier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nuttily · nutty slack · nutty Irishman · nuttiness · nutty as a fruitcake
Relateds
coconutty · coco-nutty · nutter
Synonyms
batshit · gaga · cray · doolally · non compos mentis · potty · loon · nucking futs · bananas · insane · eccentric · dotty · nonsane · moonsick · disturbed · bonkers · whacko · nuts · 5150 · meshigener · crazy as a cootie bug · lunatic · mentally ill · cuckoo · psychotic · loony · barmy · squirrelly · crazed · nutballs · buggy · off the beam · barking mad · unsane · cracked · starkers · bughouse · distraught · nutter · whacky · crazy as a bedbug · deranged · cra-cra · loco · bat-shit · nut · hatstand · nutso · loopy · batty · batpoop · whackjob · daffy · batchy · psychoceramic · crazy · bread baskets · nerts · yampy · loony tunes · over the edge · crazy as a cootie · wackadoodle · tonto · kooky · nuttish · zany · wode · squirrelly · psycho · daft · crazy as a pet coon · nuts · batcrap · nutlike · fucked in the head · fruit loops · mental · sicko · bats · buggish · harebrained · ripshit · meshugge · nutty · nut job · crackers · weird · demented · apeshit · unbalanced · screwy · barking · off the chain · mad · fucked up · cray-cray
Translations (25)
pl pomylony (barmy, crazy, mad) · de nussig (reminiscent of nuts) · fi pähkinä- (containing nuts) · ru свихну́вшийся (barmy, crazy, mad) · fr plein de noix (containing nuts) · de verrückt (barmy, crazy, mad) · fr fou (barmy, crazy, mad) · de bekloppt (barmy, crazy, mad) · sv nötaktig (reminiscent of nuts) · sv nötig (reminiscent of nuts) · pl zwariowany (barmy, crazy, mad) · fr dingue (barmy, crazy, mad) · fi pähkinäinen (reminiscent of nuts) · fi pähkinäinen (containing nuts) · eo frenezeta (barmy, crazy, mad) · de nussreich (containing nuts) · cs ořechový (containing nuts) · sv knasig (barmy, crazy, mad) · fi kaheli (barmy, crazy, mad) · fi pöpi (barmy, crazy, mad) · ru содержа́щий оре́хи (containing nuts) · fr cinglé (barmy, crazy, mad) · ru име́ющий вкус оре́ха (containing nuts) · pl orzechowy (containing nuts) · ru поме́шанный (barmy, crazy, mad)