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Nitty can mean infested with nits or foolish, depending on the context. Learn the word origin, usage, and related terms of nitty from Collins English Dictionary.
Nitty-gritty is an informal noun that means the basic facts of a situation. Learn how to use it in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
In May 2020, the agency released a 10-year plan to dig into the nitty-gritty of nutrition, tackling the “what, when, why, and how to eat” to optimize health and reduce chronic health plagues such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.
Nitty is an adjective that means full of or infested with nits, which are tiny insects that live on the skin. Learn more about the word history, usage, and related terms of nitty from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
NITTY-GRITTY meaning: 1. the basic facts and important details of a situation: 2. the basic facts and important details…. Learn more.
Nitty is an adjective that means full of nits, which are tiny insects that live in hair or feathers. Learn the origin, usage and examples of nitty and its related word nitty gritty.
The earliest known use of the adjective nitty is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for nitty is from 1570, in the writing of Peter Levens, lexicographer. nitty is formed within English, by derivation.
