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gutsy

[ guht-see ]

adjective

, Informal.
, guts·i·er, guts·i·est.
  1. having a great deal of courage or nerve:

    a gutsy lampooner of the administration.

  2. robust, vigorous, or earthy; lusty:

    gutsy writing; a gutsy red wine.



gutsy

/ ˈɡʌtsɪ /

adjective

  1. gluttonous; greedy
  2. full of courage, determination, or boldness


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Other Words From

  • gutsi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gutsy1

1890–95; guts ( def ) (in the sense “fortitude”) + -y 1; -sy

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Example Sentences

This was a long, gutsy, attritional game played by two flawed teams who failed to force enough shots on goal.

The goal came off his tummy inside the Portuguese box, an apt way to score for a very gutsy player.

With a hammer-like left hook and crushing body shots, Provodnikov was beating his gutsy foe down, body part by body part.

The FBI interviewed the remarkably gutsy Jeff Bauman in intensive care.

The princess calls her “a gutsy woman” and believes the rules on driving can change.

In fact, it was just the sort of brave thing that the gutsy little kid might have had the balls to report on.

Sid and Martin made this charming little domestic scene so natural yet gutsy too that I wanted to shout hooray.

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