US /ˈgʌtˈsiː/ UK /ˈɡʌt.si/
adj Freq #26879

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Showing courage and determination, especially in a difficult situation.

    It was a gutsy decision to quit her job and start her own company.

  2. 2
    adj

    Deep, strong, and a little rough in quality, especially a voice or flavour.

    The singer had a gutsy, soulful voice that filled the room.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · showing courage and... pluckybraveboldcourageousdaring
Word family
Forms gutsier
Derived forms gutsilygutsiness
Related forms blood-and-gutsy

Etymology

From guts + -y.

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