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gutsy

UK/ˈɡʌt.si/
adjectiveC1Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,677 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: gutsiest, gutsier

Gutsy means showing courage and determination. A gutsy performance, a gutsy decision, gutsy and honest.

It is informal and admiring, and it belongs to effort under pressure rather than to bravery in danger. Of food and wine it means full-flavoured and robust, which is a separate use entirely.

Definitions of gutsy

  1. 1adjectivegutsyShowing courage and determination.C1

    “It was a gutsy decision to quit her job and start her own business.”

gutsy is a quality.

Where it comes from

From guts + -y.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

gutsy in the wild

  • The song is described as "riff-laden" and "gutsy".

    Tomorrow Night (Atomic Rooster song)

  • In explaining their motivation to write the book, the authors say, "If history shows one thing, it's that the world needs gutsy women.

    The Book of Gutsy Women

  • Thom Owens of AllMusic noted that Wells' "gutsy voice" made it worth hearing though the production was "a bit too heavy" for Wells' honky tonk inclinations.

    Queen of Honky Tonk Street

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.