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chitty¹

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪti/

adjective more chitty · most chitty

  1. Full of chits or sprouts.
  2. Afflicted with warts or pimples.

chitty²

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪti/

adjective more chitty · most chitty

  1. Childish; like a baby.
  2. Like a pert young girl; impudent.

chitty³

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪti/

Where it comes from

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

noun chitties

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

chitty⁴

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪti/

noun chitties

  1. alternative Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”).

Chitty⁵

proper noun Chittys

  1. A surname.

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"chitty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chitty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

chitty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chitty

Chicago

"chitty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chitty.

BibTeX
@misc{chitty_2026,
  title = {chitty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chitty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}