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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It’s deliciously nutty and salty, courtesy of the peanut butter, and slightly bitter and acidic, thanks to the dark chocolate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hopefully you already know about this nutty clambake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
And projects like Pena’s, which not long ago would have seemed marginal, even nutty, now might have to be taken seriously.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Competitive pressures have caused automakers to embrace ever larger and nuttier grille designs, in order to convey brand recognition farther down the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
I won’t, since that would be even nuttier as well as narcissistic.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
Younger gouda tends to be a bit milder and sweeter, while aged gouda develops a stronger, nuttier flavor over time.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
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 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
After all, the Lakers are arguably the league’s nuttiest operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2022
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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