"gutsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡʌt.si/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gutsy.wav Forms: gutsier [comparative], gutsiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌtsi Etymology: From guts + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|guts|-y|id2=adjectival}} guts + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} gutsy (comparative gutsier, superlative gutsiest)
  1. (informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts. Tags: informal Synonyms: bold, brave, hardy, brave Translations (marked by courage): coratjós [masculine] (Catalan), atrevit [masculine] (Catalan), kurážný (Czech), sisukas (Finnish), topakka (Finnish), mutig (German), schneidig (German), beherzt (German), merész (Hungarian), bátor (Hungarian), eltökélt (Hungarian), bernyali (Indonesian), temerar (Romanian), реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (Russian), му́жественный (múžestvennyj) (Russian), целеустремлённый (celeustremljónnyj) (Russian), куражан (Serbo-Croatian), одважан (Serbo-Croatian), мудат (Serbo-Croatian), odvážny (Slovak), nebojácny (Slovak), odhodlaný (Slovak), visceral (Spanish), corajudo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gutsy-en-adj-FcTpJKKh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'marked by courage': 99 1
  2. (of the voice) From the gut; deep and often coarse.
    Sense id: en-gutsy-en-adj-i5fCir0v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gutsily, gutsiness Related terms: blood-and-gutsy

Inflected forms

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