nutty
Americanadjective
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abounding in or producing nuts.
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nutlike, especially in flavor.
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Slang.
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silly or ridiculous.
a nutty suggestion.
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eccentric; queer.
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very or excessively interested, excited, or the like.
He's nutty about Mexican food.
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full of flavor or zest; lively; stimulating; meaty.
He offered several rich, nutty ideas on the subject.
adjective
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containing or abounding in nuts
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resembling nuts, esp in taste
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a slang word for insane
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informal extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)
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It’s deliciously nutty and salty, courtesy of the peanut butter, and slightly bitter and acidic, thanks to the dark chocolate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Your kitchen should fill with a buttery, nutty, garlicky aroma, which means you’re on the right track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The unique blend from Yame, Japan, has a nutty taste, umami finish and comes in a bright orange tin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The main course was a classic dover sole meunière, bathed in nutty brown butter.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Or maybe everyone thinks nutty, quirky things like that.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
It was one of the nuttier conclusions in recent memory, but similar drama has played out across the sport this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
With those tender nuggets, Katz enjoys a bowl of Brennan’s semi-brown rice, which is nuttier than white and full of flavor.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
My first instinct was to make a savory granola, which was … nice, but I realized that I was looking for a nuttier, seedier — dare I say it — crunchier result.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
Sure, some of them will criticize him or, however briefly, push back against some of his nuttier ideas.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2022
“Yeah, that boy’s nuttier than a honey cluster,” they might say.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
From Sauvignon Bark, the new wine for dogs, to the nuttiest of combat sports...
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
It’s far less effective in an ostensibly more unhinged, unbridled work like “Beau Is Afraid,” where even the most surreal intrusion and the nuttiest non sequitur feels calculated to within an inch of its life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
On Saturday night, the nuttiest competition met the largest, tightest pandemic sports bubble ever devised.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2022
Mr. Petty’s nuttiest contribution to the video era was “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” from 1985.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2017
The other heads of departments are all nuts, and Bickersdyke's the nuttiest of the lot.
From Psmith in the City by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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