gutsy

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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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Adj.

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"

plucky

gutless - lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow"

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

Slang. Having or showing courage:

audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.

Informal: spunky.

Slang: gutty.

Translations

che ha del fegato coraggioso

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, effort → mutig, tapfer; performance, approach → kämpferisch; he is a gutsy performer → er ist eine richtige Kämpfernatur

(= powerful) food, wine → kräftig; music → feurig; lyrics → kraftvoll; car, engine → kraftstrotzend

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

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