Mitty

[ mit-ee ]

Other words from Mitty

  • Mit·ty·esque, Mit·ty·ish, adjective

Words Nearby Mitty

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How to use Mitty in a sentence

  • Don't say done forgot; that sounds like Mitty and Unc' Landy.

    The Four Corners | Amy Ella Blanchard
  • "I has what I has," returned Mitty, breaking some splinters of wood across her knee.

    The Four Corners | Amy Ella Blanchard
  • Nan glanced at Mitty and the washerwoman who were eating their breakfast.

    The Four Corners | Amy Ella Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for Mitty

Mitty

/ (ˈmɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. Walter Mitty

    • a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies; daydreamer

    • (as modifier): a Walter Mitty character; a Mitty act

Origin of Mitty

1
C20: from a short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), by James Thurber

Derived forms of Mitty

  • Mittyesque or Mitty-like, adjective

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