gnatty

Variant of gnat

gnat definition

gnat (nat)

noun

  1. any of various small insects, esp. certain dipterous flies, which often bite
  2. Brit. a mosquito

Etymology: ME < OE gnæt, akin to Ger dial. gnatze, LowG gnatte < IE *ghnedh- < base *ghen- > gnaw

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gnat Idioms

strain at a gnat

to hesitate or have scruples about trifles: Matt. 23:24

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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