Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.

    mutig, schneidig, beherzt

    реши́тельныйrešítelʹnyj, му́жественныйmúžestvennyj, целеустремлённыйceleustremljónnyj

    marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited

  2. From the gut; deep and often coarse.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. That was gutsy.

    ruЭто было смело.

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  2. Tom is gutsy.

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  3. What a gutsy man!

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  4. People are cool when they're gutsy, doesn't matter if they're men or women.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
marked by courage:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
marked by courage:

Forms

gutsier, gutsiest
Comparativegutsier Lesson
Superlativegutsiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

31 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited:plucky

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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