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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Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Now that Cregger’s “Resident Evil” looks and feels a bit more like the classic games, I fear the effusive reaction will drown out Anderson’s franchise’s nutty strengths forever.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
A Japanese drink made from green tea, hojicha is dry-roasted at high temperatures to produce a distinctive aroma and nutty flavour.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
“Nutty up, nutty down, nutty good day all around. Bye, Boo,” I whisper to Boo.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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
For something nuttier, try fresh bread crumbs made from whole wheat or multigrain.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
I also thought up an explanation for some of the nuttier cultural practices detailed in Dawn.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 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
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 moment came when Jimmy Piersall ran around the bases backward after hitting the 100th home run of his career.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2019
She advised Pruitt and his family that the appropriate shade of orange is, of course, Pantone 151, another of college football’s reminders that this might be the nuttiest country on Earth.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 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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