Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Containing or producing nuts: nutty trees.
- adj. Having a flavor like that of nuts: The wild turkey often has a nutty taste when cooked.
- adj. Slang Crazy; idiotic: a nutty idea.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Abounding in nuts.
- Having the flavor of nuts: as, nutty wine.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Abounding in nuts.
- adj. Having a flavor like that of nuts.
- adj. slang Crazy; insane; loony; batty; nuts.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- adj. having the flavor of nuts
Examples
“He'll never be president – I don't care how purified he gets in nutty SC.”
“To explain nutty Israel politics with the election system is just laughable.”
“Baked in with the parsnips in foil, a little olive oil, salt and black pepper they have a pleasing, some describe as nutty, taste.”
“I LOVE the new soft drink, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the general adventures that can be enjoyed in Japanese nutty snack cuisine.”
“After O'Donnell's shocking primary victory over Rep. Mike Castle last week, Rove spoke with Hannity about the un-electability and "nutty" - ness of the one-time Christian right crusader turned Tea Party-backed Senate candidate.”
“OMG, you are beyond insane, you’re just plain nutty patootie.”
“These examples are fairly tame and recognizable; most people can swallow the idea of nutty mushrooms and earthy shellfish.”
The Huffington Post: Daniella Martin: What Do Bugs Taste Like, Anyway?
“It takes two to three times longer to cook than the milled version of the same variety, and has a chewy texture and a rich aroma, often described as nutty.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“The President is perfectly satisfied allowing the Republicans to debate among themselves how they will raise taxes on middle income families in order to pay for the tax proposals that one candidate described as a nutty idea.”
“The so-called nutty flavor of some bread is due to the action of these ferment bodies and, when intensified, it becomes objectionable.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘nutty’.
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CULI - wine-tasting adjectives
In this area of expertise nouns are frequently used as adjectives (almond, bacon, cider, diesel, fennel, fresh-cut hay, wool) or new adjectives are formed (appley, berrylike, citrusy, full-bodied, ...
acetic, acidic, aged, angular, appley, astringent, attractive, austere, berrylike, big, bitter, brawny and 511 more...
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Describing the Taste of Foods
yummy, zesty, piquant, pungent, sharp, spicy, poignant, delicious, ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, heavenly and 194 more...
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The weird, the wonderful and the plai...
Loved for their ingenuity, an exact description, or simply for the pure joy of it.
acidulous, aprosdoketon, higgledy-piggledy, lexicographical, ninja, audacious, somnabulist, shivaree, amorphous, quidnunc, glib, melancholy and 353 more...
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Bonkers
List for old and new terms and phrases meaning crazy, nuts, batty, prone to extreme nervousness, etc.
bonkers, crazy, nuts, batty, batchy, bats in the belfry, scatty, crackers, windy, gone crackers, cracked, dingo and 92 more...
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Y
What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
zany, waxy, wavy, arty, chewy, bony, boxy, cozy, nosy, foxy, wiry, junky and 321 more...
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Words to Describe The Taste of Food
This list seeks to address a pet annoyance of mine. It occurs when chefs, food critics and travel writers, usually on television, taste something that looks either delicious or unusual and then in...
unctuous, sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, piquant, savory, tangy, luscious, delectable, brackish and 66 more...
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wingblossom's Words
flicker, wrinkle, solipsism, tea, aurora, lilt, burnt, crescent, gale, pocket, ephemeral, candied and 136 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, N
nurdled, naumachia, nystagmus, nephology, nigh, noctilucent, noctambulant, nocebo, neap, napiform, nacelle, node and 95 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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loonie
Inspired by Peter Reading's "Euphemisms".
crackers, potty, loony, bonkers, nutty, screwy, ga-ga, dull, strange, do-lally, dopey, silly and 83 more...
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"Crazy" and its synonyms
crazy, mad, batty, bonkers, barmy, nuts, nutty, nutter, nutcase, insane, maniac, lunatic and 6 more...
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bentleyanne's Words
momtini, bershon, curmudgeon, cattywampus, swizzle, scrimshaw, rad, slim, loquacious, flank, baguette, chou and 40 more...
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Discriptive Adjectives
logo design descriptive words
clever, distinct, curious, easy, different, helpful, Imaginative, inspiring, diverse, unique, friendly, inquisitive and 29 more...
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