gutless

/ɡˈʌtlɛs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Without a gut.

adj

Informal

"This approach was firstly used in a metagenomic context to study the microbial community associated with the gutless worm Olavius algarvensis."
"No, you lied to me. You lied to me because you're gutless. You're a gutless drunken loser."

Etymology tree English gut Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English gutless From gut + -less.

gutlessly gutlessness

gutless wonder

Questions

How do you pronounce gutless?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʌtlɛs/.

What does gutless mean?

Without a gut.

Where does gutless come from?

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