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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I made the author’s Brown Butter Buckwheat Madeleines at home, careful not to mimic her mistakes, and was pleasantly surprised by their rich, nutty taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
Ten years ago, these reanimation stunts were nutty and obscure enough to shoot down with ease.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
By then everyone thought my grandma was the nutty old lady responsible for my bad behavior.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
It’s nuts that we’re inching toward the dream of a capable home robot, and even nuttier that some will start inviting it into their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
I won’t, since that would be even nuttier as well as narcissistic.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
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
I also thought up an explanation for some of the nuttier cultural practices detailed in Dawn.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
“I used to think that boy was nuttier than a honey cluster.”
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
He came up with the largest, unwieldiest and financially nuttiest proposal in the history of Pasadena Playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
The nuttiest travel adventure of Dave Johnson’s 27 seasons as D.C.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 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 same paste may be fried on a griddle like buckwheat cakes, but the first method makes the crispest, nuttiest flavor.
From Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book by Shuman, Carrie V.
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