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nutty
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nut·ty  (nt)
adj. nut·ti·er, nut·ti·est
1. Containing or producing nuts: nutty trees.
2. Having a flavor like that of nuts: The wild turkey often has a nutty taste when cooked.
3. Slang Crazy; idiotic: a nutty idea.

nutti·ly adv.
nutti·ness n.

nutty [ˈnʌtɪ]
adj -tier, -tiest
1. containing or abounding in nuts
2. resembling nuts, esp in taste
3. a slang word for insane
4. (foll by over or about) Informal extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)
nuttily  adv
nuttiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nutty - having the flavor of nuts; "a nutty sherry"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2.nuttynutty - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

nutty
adjective (Informal) mad, crazy (informal), bananas (slang), barking (slang), mental (slang), crackers (Brit. slang), batty (slang), insane, crazed, loony (slang), demented, cuckoo (informal), unbalanced, barmy (slang), deranged, bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), flaky (U.S. slang), unhinged, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), round the bend (Brit. slang), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), of unsound mind, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), off your nut (slang), off your chump (slang), wacko or whacko (informal), a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) That's a nutty idea. People used to think I was nutty because I talked to my plants.
Translations
nutty [ˈnʌtɪ] ADJ (nuttier (compar) (nuttiest (superl)))
1. [cake] → con nueces; [taste] → a nuez; [sherry] → almendrado, avellanado; [colour] → de nuez
2. (= crazy) → chiflado
to be nutty about sthestar loco por algo
nutty [ˈnʌti] adj
[flavour] → de noisette
[person] → cinglé(e) >, dingue >
as nutty as a fruitcake → complètement cinglé(e)
nutty
adj (+er)
(= like nuts)nussartig; (= with nuts)mit Nüssen; aromanussig; nutty flavourNussgeschmack m
(inf: = crazy) → bekloppt (inf); to be nutty about somebody/somethingganz verrückt nach jdm/auf etw (acc)sein (inf)
nutty [ˈnʌtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (flavour, taste) → di noce (or nocciola or mandorla ); (cake) → di frutta secca; (chocolate) → alla nocciola
b. (fam) → pazzo/a, matto/a

nutty [ˈnʌtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (flavour, taste) → di noce (or nocciola or mandorla ); (cake) → di frutta secca; (chocolate) → alla nocciola
b. (fam) → pazzo/a, matto/a


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