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gutsy

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guts·y  (gts)
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).

gutsi·ly adv.
gutsi·ness n.

gutsy
Adjective
[gutsier, gutsiest] Slang
1. bold or courageous: the gutsy kid who lost a leg to cancer
2. robust or vigorous: a gutsy rendering of `Bobby Shaftoe'
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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"

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, mettlesome, (as) game as Ned Kelly Austral. (slang)
Translations
gutsy [ˈgʌtsɪ] adj to be gutsy (col) → tener agallas
gutsy [ˈgʌtsɪ] adj [person] → qui a du cran; [style] → qui a du punch
gutsy [ˈgʌtsɪ] (inf) adj (vivid) → rasant;
(courageous) → mutig
gutsy [ˈgʌtsɪ] adj [col] [style] → che ha mordente (= plucky); coraggioso/a


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