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gutty

gutty

1 8.6
Showing courage and determination when things are hard
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡʌti/
  • Slang
: valiente
  • No, it isn't, and I doubt this game tape will be sent to the Hall of Fame, but the Suns found the resolve to come back on a gutty team and win a game they spent the middle part of the first half trying to give away.

Examples

  • BTW - a great, gutty win today.

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  • It was a gutty choice to stand up for what he believed in, even when it was unpopular.

  • Despite almost everything going against them, Wisconsin was able to go into Mariucci Arena and earn a gutty road tie against a talented Minnesota squad.

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  • Even tonight, when the Detroit Tigers came back with a gutty 12th inning comeback to win game one of the ALCS, their players and manager were saddened by watching number 2 be carried off the field.

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  • The athlete's gutty determination to finish the race, despite the pain, inspired his teammates.

  • After facing numerous setbacks, her gutty attitude helped the team overcome their difficulties and achieve success.

Synonyms

brave
vsgutty
860 1.0

Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear

adds an emphasis on determined effort against difficulties
gritty
vsgutty
38 5.5

Brave and determined when things are difficult or dangerous

is more about plain courage and determination than rough endurance
gutsy
vsgutty
  • Informal
29 6.3

Brave and willing to take risks in hard situations

is steadier and simply shows courage and determination
plucky
vsgutty
13 6.8

To be brave and keep trying when things are hard

is broader, applying to any steady courage and determination
valorous
vsgutty
  • Formal
2 8.8

Being very brave when you face danger

is general courage in difficulties, not limited to danger
stouthearted
vsgutty
1 8.2

Brave and determined when facing danger or hard times

is similar but used more generally and less formally
nervy
vsgutty
1 7.5

Showing courage in dangerous or risky situations

is steadier courage and determination rather than risky boldness
steely-nerved
vsgutty
1 8.3

Very calm and brave in dangerous or difficult situations

focuses on courage and determination rather than measured self-control

Antonyms

81 3.9

Feeling fear and avoiding dangerous or difficult situations

56 3.5

Shy and afraid to do new or risky things

How Brave

heroic
149 3.8
valiant
  • Formal
40 6.1
courageous
156 3.3
gutty
  • Slang
1 8.6
brave
860 1.0

Surface Forms

gutty positive

Morphology

gutty = gut (semi-transparent) = gut + y

The form is built from gut plus -y, but the courage sense depends on a figurative extension rather than a fully literal composition.

Etymology

Gutty meaning brave is a helpful form of the word guts meaning 'courage', similar to the common word gutsy, so to be gutty is to show courage and determination.