Synonyms for nutty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : nuht-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌt i

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Définition of nutty

Origin :
  • early 15c., "nut-like," from nut + -y (2). Meaning "crazy" is from 1898 (see nuts); earlier "amorous, in love (with)," 1821. Related: Nuttiness.
  • adj deranged
Example sentences :
  • This plant is especially sweet and nutty to the taste when young and unwilted.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Odor somewhat of old meal and nutty, not pleasant; taste similar.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Nutty jumped off a while ago, 'cause he was afraid he'd be arrested.
  • Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South » by Laura Lee Hope
  • Well, I think you're nutty; it's the cheesiest gang in College.
  • Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field
  • After that we were sort of friends, me and old ‘Nutty,’ as everyone called him.
  • Extract from : « Killykinick » by Mary T. Waggaman
  • You and your nutty dreams about cows and flower gardens and hens!
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe on the Job » by Sewell Ford
  • Krebs was "nutty," he declared—that was all there was to it.
  • Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • It should have a clear, pleasant, mild aroma and a nutty flavor.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Cheese » by Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • A portion only (if any) of the stones in the cherries should be crushed, to impart a nutty flavour.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • No ones talking to him, hes just nutty and chins to himself.
  • Extract from : « The Radio Detectives » by A. Hyatt Verrill

Antonyms for nutty

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