nutly
nutly adjective: of, relating to, or resembling a nut or nuts; nutlike.
Adjective
nutly (comparative more nutly, superlative most nutly)
- Of, relating to, or resembling a nut or nuts; nutlike.
- Lundy said, “We should be able to find berries and nuts, but please don't eat them until I look at them first as so many of them are poisonous. There's a nutly bush whose leaves are really shiny and oily, and they'll be great to put on our cuts. […]2007, Lawrence R. Pefferly, Larry Tyler and the Planet Buksdahuda
Adverb
nutly (comparative more nutly, superlative most nutly)
- Like a nut or nuts.
- Eagle of silent bingo, groups! Bessarabia! this / Distinctly! apples!" Very nutly they shine / "Beaver" "Clue" "Pylon" "Imp" "Kentucky" and "Biltmore" / But of orange greens, lane violent raspberries.1969, Kenneth Koch, When the Sun Tries to Go On, page 84
Forms of nutly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more nutly |
| superlative | most nutly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more nutly |
| superlative | most nutly |
Origin of nutly
From nut + -ly.
Questions about nutly
- What does nutly mean?
- Nutly means of, relating to, or resembling a nut or nuts; nutlike.
- What part of speech is nutly?
- Nutly can be an adjective or an adverb.
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