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nit⋅ty

  [nit-ee]
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
full of nits.
Origin:
1560–70; nit 1 + -y 1
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nit 1   (nĭt)   
n.  The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse.

[Middle English, from Old English hnitu.]
nit'ty adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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