Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of nits; abounding with nits.
- Shining; elegant; spruce.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of nits.
- adjective obsolete Shining; elegant; spruce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete, slang
Shining ;elegant ;spruce . - adjective of a person having
nits in one's hair.
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Examples
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There's no evidence at this point that the Bush administration is prepared to get into the kind of nitty-gritty give - and-take wheeling-and-dealing negotiating that the North Koreans have repeatedly signaled they would be interested in if they were to put their missile nuclear programs on the table.
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There's no evidence at this point that the Bush administration is prepared to get into the kind of nitty-gritty give - and-take wheeling-and-dealing negotiating that the North Koreans have repeatedly signaled they would be interested in if they were to put their missile nuclear programs on the table.
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But they were the kind of nitty-gritty measures that need to take place in our health care system in terms of cost containment.
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But, said several sources, as a former AOL lawyer and dealmaker, Clarizio (pictured here) is not regarded by top execs the kind of nitty-gritty sales exec that AOL needs now, as it seeks to revive its fortunes.
All Things Digital 2009
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Once you're getting all A's on their report, you can move on to this kind of nitty gritty stuff.
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Once you're getting all A's on their report, you can move on to this kind of nitty gritty stuff.
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He covers all the nitty gritty issues, right down to the nightmare experiences of remodeling an old, old Mexican house (like we did). lol.
MORE ISSUES 2010
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Each step is a battle, esp. for new entrants, with few people to understand the nitty-gritties, be receptive, or offer help.
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He covers all the nitty gritty issues, right down to the nightmare experiences of remodeling an old, old Mexican house (like we did). lol.
MORE ISSUES 2010
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He covers all the nitty gritty issues, right down to the nightmare experiences of remodeling an old, old Mexican house (like we did). lol.
MORE ISSUES 2010
azd commented on the word nitty
"One of his eyes was burnt shut, and his hair was but a nitty wig of ash upon his blackened skull." -Cormac McCarthy, "The Road"
April 10, 2007
pikachu commented on the word nitty
vvvvvvvvvvvvvv that.
February 27, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word nitty
Done. cvccv.
February 27, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word nitty
...CVC!!!
February 28, 2011
Gammerstang commented on the word nitty
(adjective) - Abounding with nits, the eggs of a louse or other small insect.
--Rev. John Boag's Imperial Lexicon of the English Language, c. 1850
January 16, 2018