Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Depicting or marked by great violence or zeal.
- adjective Dealing with fundamental concerns.
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- adjective
Performed withvigor ,ferocity ,passion , orviolence (especially in competition).
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- adjective marked by great zeal or violence
Etymologies
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Examples
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No blood-and-guts story can even come close to scaring me like The Collector did.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Voice Q&A: Evil Narrators and Guy Talk 2010
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I will say, I have half a mind to write the most balls-to-the-wall, blood-and-guts vampire novel possible.
All different, in exactly the same way. thingunderthest 2009
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They greet new romantic shôjo and new blood-and-guts seinen with equal enthusiasm.
Upcoming 11/11/2009 2009
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Williams, as the grand, 18th-century actress of the title, and Bishop, as the Principessa di Bouillon -- Adriana's competition for the affections of the Saxon count, Maurizio -- both possess the richness and vibrancy of voice to really sell the blood-and-guts verismo style of Cilea's writing.
Review: Washington Concert Opera's 'Adriana Lecouvreur' at Lisner Auditorium Joe Banno 2010
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This is why such novels are worth reading, even those that at times sink to blood-and-guts trash.
In the World of Night and Fog Allan Massie 2011
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They greet new romantic shôjo and new blood-and-guts seinen with equal enthusiasm.
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They may love their blood-and-guts stories but they are also sentimental.
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Brodie's cases tend to dwell as much on mysteries of the heart as on the usual blood-and-guts.
Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: Walking Dead, Case Histories and More! 2011
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As a work of old-school operational history—its focus is not on the blood-and-guts of the front but on rear-echelon command decisions and the movements of armies and divisions—"Normandy Crucible" is satisfactory.
How the Battle Was Won, if Not Yet the War Alexander Rose 2011
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They are imparting real-world morals on their virtual-world characters and completing entire games on a "pacifist run"—the term for beating a blood-and-guts adventure without drawing any blood.
Videogamers Embark on Nonkilling Spree Conor Dougherty 2012
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