nittily

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/ˈnɪtɪli/

adverb

In a nitty manner; lousily.

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Meanings

adverbnittily (comparative more nittily, superlative most nittily)

comparative more nittily · superlative most nittily

  1. obsoleteIn a nitty manner; lousily.

    hee was a man nittily needy and therefore aduentrous, esteemed, but an idel fellow

    a. 1628 (date written), John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press, and J. Lichfield at Oxford?] for Iohn Partridge, […], published 1630, →OCLC

Origin

From nitty + -ly.

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APA

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MLA

“nittily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nittily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nittily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nittily.

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