- gutsy adj
- ['ɡʌtsɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (fam: style) che ha mordente, (plucky) coraggioso (-a)
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gutsy — adj. 1. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger. Syn: courageous, plucky. [WordNet 1.5] 2. rough or plain; not sophisticated or refined; earthy. Opposite of {sophisticated}, or {refined}. Syn: earthy, lusty,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gutsy — [adj] bold, brave courageous, determined, gallant, game*, indomitable, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, resolute, spirited, spunky*, staunch, unfearful, valiant; concepts 404,542 Ant. cowardly, fearful, timid … New thesaurus
gutsy — adj. Gutsy is used with these nouns: ↑performance … Collocations dictionary
gutsy — [gut′sē] adj. gutsier, gutsiest Informal full of guts; daring, courageous, forceful, plucky, etc … English World dictionary
gutsy — adj British bold, brave or bolshie . A late 1980s coinage, popular in unsophisticated speech, which is a back formation from the well established colloquial sense of guts denoting courage … Contemporary slang
gutsy — adj. (gutsier, gutsiest) colloq. 1 courageous. 2 greedy. Derivatives: gutsily adv. gutsiness n … Useful english dictionary
gutsy — [[t]gʌ̱tsi[/t]] gutsier, gutsiest 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as gutsy, you mean they show courage or determination. [INFORMAL] I ve always been drawn to tough, gutsy women... They admired his gutsy and emotional speech. 2)… … English dictionary
gutsy — guts|y [ˈgʌtsi] adj informal 1.) if someone s behaviour is gutsy, it is brave and determined ▪ It was a gutsy performance by McTaggart. 2.) if something is gutsy, it is strong and interesting ▪ a gutsy, full bodied wine … Dictionary of contemporary English
gutsy — gutsiness, n. /gut see/, adj., gutsier, gutsiest. Informal. 1. having a great deal of courage or nerve: a gutsy lampooner of the administration. 2. robust, vigorous, or earthy; lusty: gutsy writing; a gutsy red wine. [1890 95; GUTS + Y1; cf. SY]… … Universalium
gutsy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, brave, nervy, plucky (see courage). Ant., cowardly. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. Sl. courageous, brave, plucky, *nervy, *ballsy, spunky, daring, bold, *gritty, intrepid, game. ANT.:… … English dictionary for students
gutsy — gut·sy || gÊŒtsɪ adj. (Slang) courageous, brave, daring; spirited, vigorous, robust … English contemporary dictionary
