Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by courage or daring; plucky.
- adjective Robust and uninhibited; lusty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger.
- adjective rough or plain; not sophisticated or refined; earthy. Opposite of
sophisticated , orrefined .
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- adjective marked by
courage anddetermination in the face ofdifficulties ordanger ; havingguts
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
Etymologies
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Examples
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Apollo 8 was a grand success based on a very gutsy call, but one person's gutsy is another person's irresponsible.
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But having said all of that, this is still a gutsy move by Log Cabin - gutsy because some of their members/funders, according to my sources, are anti-gay gays who care nothing about gay civil rights and everything about protecting George Bush at all costs.
08/15/2004 2004
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The ad twice calls Harris "gutsy" -- a rather daring euphemism, in our view -- and it slams Nelson as a "do nothing liberal Senator."
FL-SEN 2009
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The ad twice calls Harris "gutsy" -- a rather daring euphemism, in our view -- and it slams Nelson as a "do nothing liberal Senator."
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The Greek word for gutsy, which is all I remember from translating bits of the Iliad, is thumos.
The Inner Teeny-Tiny Ski Patrol Fresca 2009
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Nolan then called a gutsy, inventive game - direct snaps to receivers, an onside kick right after halftime, a phony fake punt and two attempted fourth-down conversions when the game still was winnable - yet nothing worked against the Seahawks 'sturdy defense.
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Today, Marvel Comics is releasing the first in its miniseries Civil War, which can only be described as a gutsy comic-book series focusing on the whole debate over homeland security and tighter government controls in the name of public safety.
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Today, Marvel Comics is releasing the first in its miniseries Civil War, which can only be described as a gutsy comic-book series focusing on the whole debate over homeland security and tighter government controls in the name of public safety.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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Merchant was actually characterized as gutsy for calling out Mayweather.
NY Daily News Bob Raissman 2011
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It wasn't a gutsy move by Harbaugh, because to call it gutsy would be to imply that he isn't afraid to defy strong 49ers fan sentiment.
SFGate: Top News Stories Scott Ostler 2011
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