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chitty

adj
/ˈt͡ʃɪti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.

  1. borrowed from चिट्ठी

Definitions

  1. Full of chits or sprouts.

  2. Afflicted with warts or pimples.

  3. Childish

    Childish; like a baby.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Like a pert young girl

      Like a pert young girl; impudent.

    2. A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip

      A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; any scrip; a company chit.

    3. Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”).

    4. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chitty. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA