Definition of Gutsy

1. Adjective. Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited. "A gutsy red wine"

Exact synonyms: Plucky
Antonyms: Gutless
Derivative terms: Guts, Gutsiness, Pluck

Definition of Gutsy

1. Adjective. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gutsy

1. brave [adj GUTSIER, GUTSIEST] - See also: brave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gutsy

gutser
gutsers
gutses
gutses out
gutsful
gutsfuls
gutshot
gutshots
gutsier
gutsiest
gutsily
gutsiness
gutsinesses
gutsing
gutsing out
gutsy (current term)
gutta
gutta-percha
gutta-percha cone
gutta-percha points
gutta-percha tree
gutta-perchas
gutta balata
gutta serena
guttae
guttas
guttat
guttate
guttate choroidopathy
guttated

Literary usage of Gutsy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The West Somerset Word-book: A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1886)
"Greedy. A gutting son of a bitch, better keep he a week'na month. gutsy ... There they'll gutsy an' drink all ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... letter—"Indeed it would be a worthwhile experience if they (that is, investigators) spent some time outside the academy with 'gutsy' everyday medicine. ..."

3. Change Is the Rule: Practical Actions for Change: On Target, on Time, on Budget by Winford E. Holland (2000)
"gutsy, dedicated leadership following the seven rules can get real results in running the business while changing the business. This chapter has been all ..."

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