nuttily

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nut·ty

(nŭt′ē)

adj. nut·ti·er, nut·ti·est

1. Containing or producing nuts: nutty trees.

2. Having a flavor like that of nuts: The wild turkey often has a nutty taste when cooked.

3. Slang Crazy; idiotic: a nutty idea.

nut′ti·ly adv.

nut′ti·ness n.

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Adv.

nuttily - in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"

balmily, daftly, dottily, wackily

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He dials back "minor" to "inconsequential" and "fringe." He concludes: "You'd have to be nuttily sensitive to see what has been said as anti-Semitic."