gutsy

English

Etymology

From guts +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌt.si/

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• Rhymes: -ʌtsi

Adjective

gutsy (comparative gutsier, superlative gutsiest)

1. (informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.

   Synonyms: bold, brave, hardy; see also Thesaurus:brave

2. (of the voice) From the gut; deep and often coarse.
   • 2019 April 26, Brian Tucker, “Live music: 7 Wilmington shows to see, May 2-5”, in Star News Online‎^[1]:

     Album release show for Cline's "S*&%ferbrains! Vol One Chapter 9." The singer and guitarist has a gutsy voice, both rustic and soulful lending itself well to country, punk, bluegrass, soul and rock.

Derived terms

• gutsily
• gutsiness

Related terms

• blood-and-gutsy

Translations

marked by courage

• Catalan: coratjós m, atrevit (ca) m
• Czech: kurážný
• Finnish: sisukas (fi), topakka (fi)
• German: mutig (de), schneidig (de), beherzt (de)
• Hungarian: merész (hu), bátor (hu), eltökélt (hu)
• Indonesian: bernyali (id)
• Romanian: temerar (ro)
• Russian: реши́тельный (ru) (rešítelʹnyj), му́жественный (ru) (múžestvennyj), целеустремлённый (ru) (celeustremljónnyj), ^{(please verify)} де́рзкий (ru) (dérzkij)
• Serbo-Croatian: куражан, одважан, мудат
• Slovak: odvážny, nebojácny, odhodlaný
• Spanish: visceral (es), corajudo (es)

Further reading

• “gutsy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “gutsy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• gusty