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nitty

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NIT
abbr.
1. National Intelligence Test
2. National Invitational Tournament
nit 1  (nt)
n.
The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse.
[Middle English, from Old English hnitu.]
nitty adj.
nit 2  (nt)
n.
A unit of illuminative brightness equal to one candle per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays of the source.
[From Latin nitor, brightness, from nitre, to shine.]
nitty1
adj -tier, -tiest
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) infested with nits
nitty2
adj -tier, -tiest
Informal foolish; stupid
[from nitwit]


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