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nitty
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (modern) /?n?ti?/, (older) /?n?t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?ti/, /-?i/
- Rhymes: -?ti
- Hyphenation: nit?ty
Etymology 1
From nit +? -y. The “foolish, inane” adjective sense is from nit (“fool, nitwit”), possibly under the influence of nutty (“crazy, mad”).
The origin of the noun sense (“dope fiend, druggie”) is unknown, but could refer to a person who is under the influence of drugs to the extent that he or she is careless about personal hygiene and unkempt. Compare the verb nit (“to be a nitty”).
Adjective
nitty (comparative nittier or more nitty, superlative nittiest or most nitty)
- (archaic, also figuratively) Full of nits.
- Synonym: lousy
- (chiefly Britain, slang) Foolish, inane.
- Synonyms: dumb, idiotic
Alternative forms
- nittie (obsolete)
Translations
Noun
nitty (plural nitties)
- (African-American Vernacular, MLE, slang) A dope fiend, a druggie.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:addict
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably from nitty(-gritty).
Adjective
nitty (comparative nittier or more nitty, superlative nittiest or most nitty)
- (Excessively) detailed or specific; fastidious, fussy, nit-picky.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
- (poker slang) Of a poker player: playing in an overly cautious and reactive manner.
Translations
Etymology 3
A clipping of nitid (“bright, lustrous, shining”), or directly derived from Latin nitidus (“glittering, shining”), from nite? (“to glitter, shine; to look beautiful or bright”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ney- (“to shine”)) + idus (“suffix meaning ‘tending to’”).
Adjective
nitty (comparative more nitty, superlative most nitty)
- (obsolete, rare) Shining; elegant, spruce.
Translations
References
Further reading
- nitty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- tinty
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bitty
English
Etymology
bit +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ti/, [b??i]
- Rhymes: -?ti
Adjective
bitty (comparative bittier, superlative bittiest)
- Containing bits; fragmented.
- Very small.
Derived terms
- bitty box
Noun
bitty (plural bitties)
- Alternative form of bittie
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