nutty

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nutty

The baker added a nutty flavor to the bread with crushed walnuts.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Informal: mentally irregular or crazy: Used to describe someone or something that is eccentric, foolish, or insane.
    • Having the flavor or aroma of nuts: Used to describe a taste or smell reminiscent of nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, or hazelnuts.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Informal: crazy):
    • That idea sounds completely nutty.
    • He went a bit nutty after working for 72 hours straight.
  • Adjective (Flavor of nuts):
    • This cheese has a lovely nutty flavor.
    • The brown ale is rich and nutty.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be nutty about/on someone/something": To be extremely enthusiastic or infatuated with someone or something.
    • She's absolutely nutty about classic cars.
    • He's been nutty on her since they first met.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nuttiness (n): The quality of being nutty, either in terms of craziness or nut-like flavor.
    • The nuttiness of the plan was obvious to everyone.
    • I love the nuttiness of this aged Gouda.
Synonyms
  • Crazy, insane, mad, bats, bonkers, loony (for the "mentally irregular" sense).
  • Nut-flavored, nutlike (for the flavor sense).
Related Idioms
  • "Drive someone nutty": To irritate or annoy someone greatly.
    • The constant noise is driving me nutty.
  • "Nutty as a fruitcake": An idiom meaning completely crazy or insane.
    • The old man in that story is as nutty as a fruitcake.
nutty

The baker added a nutty flavor to the bread with crushed walnuts.

Adjective
  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • it used to drive my husband balmy
  2. having the flavor of nuts
    • a nutty sherry

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