nutty

adjective

1. 1

   Containing nuts.

   This is a nutty chocolate bar.

2. 2

   Resembling or characteristic of nuts.

   Brown rice has had only its outer hull removed, leaving it with a beige color and a pleasantly nutty flavor.

   David Mason, Beverage and Bar Manager at St. Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors. Really nutty, almondy – kind of fig, plum, dried fruits. But it finishes off really smoothly but with a little bit of tobacco leaf.”

3. 3

   slangBarmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.

   Near-synonyms: nuts; see also Thesaurus:insane

   That student's parents seem to be nutty as a fruitcake.

4. 4

   datedExtravagantly fashionable.

   Skinner's friendship with his nutty pals seemed to have come to a sudden end.

Forms

comparative

nuttier

superlative

nuttiest