nutsy

Examples

• All

• She's absolutely nutsy about collecting rare stamps from around the world.

• Are you going nutsy on me?

  Nashville (1975)

• Yeah, and this is the beginning of nutsy.

  Blog text (20)

• He gets nutsy whenever his favorite band releases a new album.

• The kids were nutsy with excitement when they heard they were going to the amusement park.

Synonyms

C

crazy

vsnutsy

• Informal

∞ 3.5

Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable

is more about exaggerated obsession rather than general strong passion

W

wild

vsnutsy

103 4.4

Very enthusiastic about someone or something

is more exaggerated and obsessive rather than simply intensely interested

N

nutty

vsnutsy

• Informal

55 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

is stronger, showing exaggerated obsession rather than mild eccentricity

M

maniacal

vsnutsy

19 8.6

Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy

is more about excited obsession rather than violent frenzied behavior

K

ker-crazy

vsnutsy

• Slang

9.9

Being very excited and out of control

is more about exaggerated obsession than uncontrolled energy

N

nutso

vsnutsy

• Slang

8.6

Very silly and wild in a playful way

is more focused on strong obsession rather than playful silliness

B

bonkers

vsnutsy

• Informal

8.0

Acting or feeling very strange

is about intense obsession or enthusiasm rather than odd behavior

N

nuts

vsnutsy

• Offensive

8.6

Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment

focuses on exaggerated enthusiasms rather than clinical mental instability

Antonyms

I

indifferent

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

A

apathetic

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

How Enthusiastic

obsessed

245 4.8

nutsy

• Slang

1 8.8

enthusiastic

175 2.7

keen

85 2.3

interested

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology