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guts·y

 (gŭt′sē)
adj. guts·i·er, guts·i·est Slang
1. Marked by courage or daring; plucky.
2. Robust and uninhibited; lusty: "the gutsy ... intensity of her musical involvement" (Judith Crist).

guts′i·ly adv.
guts′i·ness n.
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gutsy

(ˈɡʌtsɪ)
adj, gutsier or gutsiest
1. gluttonous; greedy
2. full of courage, determination, or boldness
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guts•y

(ˈgʌt si)

adj. guts•i•er, guts•i•est.
1. daring or courageous; nervy.
2. earthy; lusty.
[1890–95]
guts′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.gutsy - marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"
gutless - lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow"
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gutsy

adjective brave, determined, spirited, bold, have-a-go (informal), courageous, gritty, staunch, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), game (informal), resolute, gallant, plucky, indomitable, ballsy (taboo slang), mettlesome They admired his gutsy determination.
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gutsy

adjective
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Translations

gutsy

[ˈgʌtsɪ] ADJ (gutsier (compar) (gutsiest (superl))) → valiente, con agallas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gutsy

[ˈgʌtsi] adj
[person] → qui a du cran
[style] → qui a du punch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gutsy

adj (inf)
(= plucky) person, action, effortmutig, tapfer; performance, approachkämpferisch; he is a gutsy performerer ist eine richtige Kämpfernatur
(= powerful) food, winekräftig; musicfeurig; lyricskraftvoll; car, enginekraftstrotzend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gutsy

[ˈgʌtsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (style) → che ha mordente; (plucky) → coraggioso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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