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gutsinesses

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guts⋅y

  [guht-see]
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–adjective, guts⋅i⋅er, guts⋅i⋅est. Informal.
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.
Origin:
1890–95; guts + -y 1 ; cf. -sy

Related forms:
guts⋅i⋅ness, noun
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gutsy [ˈgətsi]

  1. mod.
    courageous; feisty. : Ernie's acting sort of gutsy today. What happened?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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