nutty

«nutty» in Mova's school dictionary: Containing nuts or tasting like nuts: «a nutty chocolate… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (nutty, nuttier, nuttiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Containing nuts or tasting like nuts: «a nutty chocolate bar». tree →

2) (informal) Silly, crazy or strange in a funny way: «a nutty idea». tree →

3) (informal) Very keen on something: «nutty about football». tree →

sense in the lessons

In food and safety: «nutty» foods are dangerous for people with nut allergies, so check labels for «may contain nuts». In stories and jokes it describes funny, wacky characters: «a nutty professor», «as nutty as a fruitcake».

examples

• This bread has a nutty taste. tree →
• I love nutty chocolate bars. tree →
• My friend is allergic, so she can't eat nutty cakes. tree →
• That's a nutty idea, but it might work! tree →
• The nutty professor invented a flying bicycle. tree →
• He's nutty about dinosaurs. tree →

note

Comparative: nuttier, nuttiest (y → i). The «crazy» meaning is informal and only friendly when used in fun; do not use it to make fun of people with mental illness. For allergies, always read the label — «nutty flavour» can mean real nuts.

In the corpora

• They taste nutty and crunchy, and for her they are just a normal snack.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «nutty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.