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chitty

/ˈt͡ʃɪti/

chitty adjective: full of chits or sprouts. Also the alternative form of chetty.

Adjective (1)

chitty (comparative more chitty, superlative most chitty)

  1. Full of chits or sprouts.
  2. Afflicted with warts or pimples.

Adjective (2)

chitty (comparative more chitty, superlative most chitty)

  1. Childish; like a baby.
  2. Like a pert young girl; impudent.

Noun

chitty (plural chitties)

  1. A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; any scrip; a company chit.

Proper noun capitalized: Chitty

Chitty (plural Chittys)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

chitty is also the alternative form of chetty.

Forms of chitty

Adjective
comparativemore chitty
superlativemost chitty
Noun
pluralchitties
Proper noun
pluralChittys

Origin of chitty

From chit (“sprout”) + -y.

From chit (“young animal, whelp”) + -y.

Borrowed from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.

Words formed from chitty

Questions about chitty

What does chitty mean?
Chitty means full of chits or sprouts.
What part of speech is chitty?
Chitty can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chitty?
Chitty is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪti/.

Words near chitty in the dictionary

  1. Chittor
  2. Chittore
  3. Chittorgarh
  4. Chittum
  5. Chittums
  6. chitty
  7. chitty-face
  8. chitty-faces
  9. Chittys
  10. Chitu
  11. Chitungwiza

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