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Mitty

[mit-ee]

Mitty

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

    1. a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies; daydreamer

    2. ( as modifier )

      a Walter Mitty character

      a Mitty act

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Mittyesque adjective
  • Mittyish adjective
  • ˌѾٳٲˈܱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mitty1

C20: from a short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), by James Thurber
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Example Sentences

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Grayson has been a key player for Mira Costa, which won the Southern Section Division 1 championship, then the Southern California regional championship and play San José Archbishop Mitty in the first state Division 1 boys title match on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Fresno City College.

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Ontario Christian went 30-2, defeated Etiwanda twice, defeated Sierra Canyon twice and handed the first defeat of the season to San Jose Archbishop Mitty en route to winning the Southern Section Open Division championship.

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Ze’Ni Petterson finished with 17 points for Mitty.

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Then Saturday night, they defeated Mitty for the third straight year with a performance so dominant that Delus was smiling at times in the second half.

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On Saturday night, Etiwanda won a record third consecutive Open Division state championship with 75-59 win over San José Archbishop Mitty at Golden 1 Center.

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