nutsy
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈnʌtsi/
- Slang
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chiflado
- Siggy had ended his story: "He was a real gentleman, that Vernon, even though his wife was nutsy."
Examples
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I was forty-nine when we first met, and I had seen my run of Jewish women—from the nutsy all the way to those strictly in business for themselves.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm afraid I'll get as nutsy as you are.
Fiction book (1993) -
Merry Christmas, nutsy person.
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He's always making nutsy jokes that make everyone laugh.
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She danced around the room in a nutsy way, making her friends giggle.
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That idea sounds a bit nutsy, but it could be fun to try.
Synonyms
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3.5
Silly in a funny, slightly foolish way
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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7.6
Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh
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8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
Acting silly and playful in a slightly strange but friendly way
Funny and a bit strange, like a silly film or party
Someone who acts a little crazy
A little strange and silly
Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd
Very silly or clearly crazy
Feeling very silly or crazy in a funny way
Acting or feeling very strange
Very silly and wild in a playful way
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nutsy comes from the common word nuts meaning 'crazy' and the ending -y that turns it into an describing word. A helpful way to remember it is that it can mean 'silly' or playfully odd, so a 'nutsy' person or idea is funny and a little wild.