gutless
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gut·less
(gŭt′lĭs)adj. Slang
1. Lacking courage or drive.
2. Lacking substance; weak or insignificant.
gut′less·ness n.
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gutless
(ˈɡʌtlɪs)adj
informal lacking courage or determination
ˈgutlessness n
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gut•less
(ˈgʌt lɪs)adj.
lacking courage, substance, or vigor; weak or cowardly.
[1910–15]
gut′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | gutless - lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow" |
2. | gutless - weak in willpower, courage or vitality weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" |
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gutless
adjective faint-hearted, weak, cowardly, chicken (slang), craven, feeble, timid, abject, submissive, spineless, boneless, irresolute, chickenshit (U.S. slang), lily-livered By attacking his wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward.
brave, bold, courageous, resolute
brave, bold, courageous, resolute
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gutless
adjectiveSlang. Ignobly lacking in courage:
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gutless
adj (fig inf) → feige
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