nitty
pronunciation
How to pronounce nitty in British English:
UK ['nɪtɪ]
How to pronounce nitty in American English:
US ['nɪtɪ]
Word Origin
- nitty (adj.)
- "full of nits," 1560s, from nit + -y (2).
Example
- 1. We are agreed in principle so let 's now discuss the nitty gritty .
- 2. They are too often highly theoretical in their outlook and too distanced from the nitty gritty of managing a company .
- 3. Histories make men wise , poets nitty , the mathematics suble , natural philosophy deep , moral grave , logic and rhetoric able to content .
- 4. Histories make man wise ; poems nitty ; the mathematics subtle ; natural philosophy deep ; moral grave ; logic and rhetoric able to contend .
- 5. An article by holistic nutritionist mary reed highlighted what your cuticles say about your health down to the nitty gritty details .