Definition of Nitty

1. a. Full of nits.

2. a. Shining; elegant; spruce.

Definition of Nitty

1. Adjective. (obsolete slang) Shining; elegant; spruce. ¹

2. Adjective. (of a person) having nits in one's hair. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nitty

1. full of nits [adj -TIER, -TIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitty

nitroxylene
nitroxylenes
nitroxyls
nitrum
nitry
nitryl
nitryls
nits
nitta tree
nitter
nitters
nittier
nittiest
nittily
nittings
nitty (current term)
nitty-gritty
nitweed
nitwit
nitwits
nitwitted
nitwittedly
nitwittedness
nival
nivation
niveous
nix
nixe
nixed
nixer

Literary usage of Nitty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"... partner (at a dance); — gefell lesson; —tour,/. figure; — «nitty,/, dancing mania, rage fur dancing. [dance. ..."

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