nitty

American  

[nit-ee] / ˈnɪt i /

adjective

nittier, nittiest

1. full of nits. nit.

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nitty ¹ British  

/ ˈnɪtɪ /

adjective

1. infested with nits

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nitty ² British  

/ ˈnɪtɪ /

adjective

1. informal foolish; stupid

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Etymology

Origin of nitty

First recorded in 1560–70; nit ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Most of the nitty.gritty details that went into running the Academy were just plain boring, payroll and bills, the new outline for the Butterfly detection prototypes, but every now and then there was something interesting, a simulation Recap transcript or a discipline form.

From Literature

But, to be honest, learning everyone’s names seemed like a waste of time when I could be learning about the nitty.gritty details of George Washington’s role as our nation’s first spymaster.

From Literature

And not to the exclusion of bettering their lives by paying attention to the nitty and the gritty, like making housing and higher education more readily available and, yes, fixing potholes.

From Los Angeles Times

Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and de facto leader, is tucked into a nondescript booth at El Palenque, a 30-years-plus local restaurant in a Nashville strip mall, talking about “Nashville Skyline,” a pensive track from their EP, “Night After Night.”

From Los Angeles Times

Even so, he returned to the competition for the finale episode, doing a virtual performance of his audition song, “Bless the Broken Road,” with Rascal Flatts, the group that turned the tune first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band into a hit in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times