Crazy vs. Nutty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Crazy and Nutty
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Crazy
Mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour
Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor
A crazy look
Nutty
Nutty was a British comic magazine that ran for 292 issues from 16 February 1980 to 14 September 1985, when it merged with The Dandy. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co.
Crazy
Extremely enthusiastic
I'm crazy about Cindy
A football-crazy bunch of boys
Nutty
Containing or producing nuts
Nutty trees.
Crazy
(of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or unlikely
The monument leant at a crazy angle
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Nutty
Having a flavor like that of nuts
The wild turkey often has a nutty taste when cooked.
Crazy
Extremely
I've been crazy busy
Nutty
(Slang) Crazy; idiotic
A nutty idea.
Crazy
A mad person
Keep that crazy away from me
Nutty
Containing nuts.
This is a nutty chocolate bar.
Crazy
Mentally deranged.
Nutty
Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
Crazy
(Informal) Odd or eccentric in behavior.
Nutty
(slang) Barmy, crazy, mad.
Your wife is as nutty as a fruitcake.
Crazy
Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement
The crowd at the game went crazy.
Nutty
Extravagantly fashionable
Crazy
Immoderately fond; infatuated
Was crazy about boys.
Nutty
Abounding in nuts.
Crazy
Intensely involved or preoccupied
Is crazy about cars and racing.
Nutty
Having a flavor like that of nuts; as, nutty wine.
Crazy
Foolish or impractical; senseless
A crazy scheme for making quick money.
Nutty
Crazy; insane; loony; batty; nuts.
Crazy
Intensely annoyed or irritated
It makes me crazy when you don't tell me you're going to be late.
Nutty
Having the flavor of nuts;
A nutty sherry
Crazy
Disorderly or askew
One of the old window shutters hung at a crazy angle.
Nutty
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular;
It used to drive my husband balmy
Crazy
(Informal) Extremely; very
That restaurant's always crazy busy on weekends, but it's worth the wait.
Crazy
One who is or appears to be mentally deranged
"To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory).
Crazy
Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
His ideas were both frightening and crazy.
Crazy
Out of control.
When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.
Crazy
Very excited or enthusiastic.
He went crazy when he won.
Crazy
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
Why is she so crazy about him?
Crazy
(informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
The game had a crazy ending.
Crazy
(obsolete) Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break apart; ramshackle.
Crazy
(obsolete) Sickly, frail; diseased.
Crazy
(slang) Very, extremely.
That trick was crazy good.
Crazy
An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
Crazy
Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.
Crazy
Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
Piles of mean andcrazy houses.
One of great riches, but a crazy constitution.
They . . . got a crazy boat to carry them to the island.
Crazy
Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered; demented; deranged.
Over moist and crazy brains.
Crazy
Inordinately desirous; foolishly eager.
The girls were crazy to be introduced to him.
Crazy
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous
Crazy
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Crazy
Foolish; totally unsound;
An impractical solution
A crazy scheme
Half-baked ideas
A screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Crazy
Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness;
She was crazy about him
Gaga over the rock group's new album
He was infatuated with her
Crazy
Possessed by inordinate excitement;
The crowd went crazy
Was crazy to try his new bicycle
Crazy
Bizarre or fantastic;
Had a crazy dream
Wore a crazy hat
Crazy
Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with;
Crazy about cars and racing
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