gutsier; gutsiest
1
: marked by courage, pluck, or determination
a gutsy little fighter
a gutsy decision
2
a
: expressing or characterized by basic physical senses or passions
gutsy macho talk
gutsy country blues
b
: rough or plain in style : not bland or sophisticated
a gutsy soup
gutsiness
noun
Examples of gutsy in a Sentence
That was a very gutsy decision.
a gutsy coach willing to let her team improvise on the court
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
Aledo freshman Tempe Perry took over for McKean in the first inning; Tempe Perry allowed one earned run through the sixth inning in a gutsy performance, but the offense couldn’t climb back after the first-inning blunders.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
This week: a gutsy stand-up special from Sarah Silverman, a new installment of Fear Street, and some saucy reality TV.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
In music, there was the replacement of the defiant and gutsy female icons of the ’80s and early ’90s — Madonna, Janet Jackson, Kathleen Hanna — with Y2K pop’s much younger and less opinionated girls: Spears, Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Gutsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gutsy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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gutsy
adjective
gutsier; gutsiest
: aggressively tough : courageous
a gutsy decision
a gutsy hockey player
gutsiness
noun
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