gutsy

English

Etymology

From guts +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌt.si/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

gutsy (comparative gutsier, superlative gutsiest)

(informal) Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
Synonyms: bold, brave, hardy; see also Thesaurus:brave
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Translations

marked by courage

Catalan: coratjós m, atrevit (ca) m
Czech: kurážný
Finnish: sisukas (fi), topakka (fi)
German: mutig (de), schneidig (de), beherzt (de)
Hungarian: merész (hu), bátor (hu), eltökélt (hu)
Indonesian: bernyali (id)
Romanian: temerar (ro)
Russian: реши́тельный (ru) (rešítelʹnyj), му́жественный (ru) (múžestvennyj), целеустремлённый (ru) (celeustremljónnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: куражан, одважан, мудат
Slovak: odvážny, nebojácny, odhodlaný
Spanish: visceral (es), corajudo (es)

not showing due respect

Russian: де́рзкий (ru) (dérzkij)
Spanish: majadero (es) m, grosero (es) m

Further reading

“gutsy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“gutsy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

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