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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The World Cup has gotten as nutty as college football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
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
Ten years ago, these reanimation stunts were nutty and obscure enough to shoot down with ease.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
He thought they had a nice sort of nutty taste.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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
Take for example brown butter pasta sauce, which touts a richer, nuttier flavor profile compared to sauces made with just melted butter.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 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
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
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
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
Hillary Clinton ascended the stage on Thursday night in Philadelphia, having to face down the nuttiest political season in my lifetime and quite possibly in hers.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2016
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 Carrie V. Shuman
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