nutty

[nuht-ee]

adjective

nuttier, nuttiest 

1. abounding in or producing nuts.

2. nutlike, especially in flavor.

3. Slang.

   1. silly or ridiculous.

      a nutty suggestion.

   2. eccentric; queer.

   3. insane.

   4. very or excessively interested, excited, or the like.

      He's nutty about Mexican food.

4. full of flavor or zest; lively; stimulating; meaty.

   He offered several rich, nutty ideas on the subject.

nutty

/ ˈnʌtɪ /

adjective

1. containing or abounding in nuts

2. resembling nuts, esp in taste

3. a slang word for insane

4. informal,  extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)

Other Word Forms

• nuttily adverb
• nuttiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nutty¹

First recorded in 1655–65; nut + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It was the play that launched the three-sentence scream heard around town at various times for the rest of the nutty postseason...

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“But no one has those kinds of margins,” he said, shaking his head as the sweet, nutty smell of freshly ground wheat berries permeated his factory.

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His biggest problem — and there’s no way to fix it — is that he comes from California, which, to many around the country, reads as far left, nutty and badly off track.

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Or the lack of interest voters expressed in GOP talking points about immigration or crime or nutty socialists.

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The muffins emerge golden and fragrant, with warm, nutty, slightly caramelized edges.

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Related Words

• absurd 
• batty 
• crazy 
• eccentric 
• foolish 
• kooky 
• mad 
• nuts 
• wacky