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Webster 1913 Edition


Nitty

Nit′ty

,
Adj.
Full of nits.
B. Jonson.

Nit′ty

,
Adj.
[L.
nitidus
. See
Nitid
.]
Shining; elegant; spruce.
[Obs.]
“O sweet, nitty youth.”
Marston.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nitty

NIT'TY

,
Adj.
[from nit.] Full of nits; abounding with nits.

Definition 2024


nitty

nitty

English

Adjective

nitty (comparative more nitty, superlative most nitty)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Shining; elegant; spruce.
    • Marston
      O sweet, nitty youth.
  2. Full of nits.
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