gutty

adjective

gut·​ty ˈgə-tē How to pronounce gutty (audio)
guttier; guttiest
1
: gutsy sense 1
a gutty quarterback
2
: having a vigorous challenging quality
gutty realism

Examples of gutty in a Sentence

standing up for what is right, especially if it's unpopular, is about the guttiest thing a person can do
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But a gutty performance in Game 3 gave Clevelanders hope for a comeback. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 That’s the amount of time Mahomes will have to rest and rehabilitate before Super Bowl LVII, following his gutty performance in the AFC Championship Game. Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 The idea was to keep the same routine as the Colorado State trip, a gutty 82-76 win. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023 And while Young delivered a gutty performance, the potential game-winning drive was stopped on three straight incomplete passes. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 2 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for gutty

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gutty was in 1942

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“Gutty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gutty. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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