nutty

adj

1. Containing nuts.

   “This is a nutty chocolate bar.”

2. Resembling or characteristic of nuts.

   “Brown rice has had only its outer hull removed, leaving it with a beige color and a pleasantly nutty flavor.”

   “David Mason, Beverage and Bar Manager at St. Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors. Really nutty, almondy – kind of fig, plum, dried fruits. But it finishes off really smoothly but with a little bit of tobacco leaf.””

3. (slang)Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.

   “Near-synonyms: nuts; see also Thesaurus:insane”

   “That student's parents seem to be nutty as a fruitcake.”

4. (Ireland, UK, dated)Extravagantly fashionable.

   “Skinner's friendship with his nutty pals seemed to have come to a sudden end.”