gutsy

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• gutsy — adj. 1. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger. Syn: courageous, plucky. [WordNet 1.5] 2. rough or plain; not sophisticated or refined; earthy. Opposite of {sophisticated}, or {refined}. Syn: earthy, lusty,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gutsy — tough, plucky, 1936, from GUTS (Cf. guts) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier it meant greedy (1803) …   Etymology dictionary

• gutsy — [adj] bold, brave courageous, determined, gallant, game*, indomitable, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, resolute, spirited, spunky*, staunch, unfearful, valiant; concepts 404,542 Ant. cowardly, fearful, timid …   New thesaurus

• gutsy — ► ADJECTIVE (gutsier, gutsiest) informal 1) showing courage and determination. 2) strongly flavoured. 3) greedy. DERIVATIVES gutsiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• gutsy — [gut′sē] adj. gutsier, gutsiest Informal full of guts; daring, courageous, forceful, plucky, etc …   English World dictionary

• Gutsy — Liste des versions d Ubuntu Article principal : Ubuntu. Les nouvelles versions d’Ubuntu, sortent deux fois par an, utilisant l’année et le mois de la sortie comme numéro de version. La première version, par exemple, était Ubuntu 4.10,… …   Wikipédia en Français

• gutsy — [[t]gʌ̱tsi[/t]] gutsier, gutsiest 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as gutsy, you mean they show courage or determination. [INFORMAL] I ve always been drawn to tough, gutsy women... They admired his gutsy and emotional speech. 2)… …   English dictionary

• gutsy — adjective (gutsier; est) Date: circa 1893 1. marked by courage, pluck, or determination < a gutsy little fighter > < a gutsy decision > 2. a. expressing or characterized by basic physical senses or passions < gutsy macho talk > < gutsy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gutsy — guts|y [ˈgʌtsi] adj informal 1.) if someone s behaviour is gutsy, it is brave and determined ▪ It was a gutsy performance by McTaggart. 2.) if something is gutsy, it is strong and interesting ▪ a gutsy, full bodied wine …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gutsy — gutsiness, n. /gut see/, adj., gutsier, gutsiest. 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. [1890 95; GUTS + Y1; cf. SY]… …   Universalium

• gutsy — [“gatsi] mod. courageous; feisty. □ She sure is a gutsy young thing. □ She is not gutsy. □ Ernie’s acting sort of gutsy today. What happened? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions