nutsy

[ nuht-see ]

adjective

, nut·si·er, nut·si·est.

1. nutty ( defs 3, 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of nutsy¹

nuts + -y ¹; -sy

Example Sentences

“I know they probably don’t love the second goal, but we don’t love their second goal either. … We really competed and that was a nutsy win.”

From Seattle Times

“There’s a nutsy little contingent that really hates my guts,” FitzGerald said.

From Washington Times

If you know how you’re going to vote, have determined everyone who supports the other party are “insane nutsy folks” -- or at least all but .56 percent of them -- and feel like the “country is going down the toilet” then it would be pretty hard to summon interest for daily political coverage.

From Fox News

“Travel is nutsy. That’s part of the joy of it,” she says.

From Seattle Times

“She can be the clown one moment, all nutsy crazy, and be very touching the next.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• boisterous
• chaotic
• exciting
• frenetic
• frenzied
• heated
• tumultuous
• unsettled