Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gutsy

/ˈɡʌt.si/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: gut-sy
IPA: /ˈɡʌt.si/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.

Informal

adj

From the gut; deep and often coarse.

Example Sentences

"Album release show for Cline's "S*&%ferbrains! Vol One Chapter 9." The singer and guitarist has a gutsy voice, both rustic and soulful lending itself well to country, punk, bluegrass, soul and rock."

Etymology

Etymology tree English guts Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gutsy From guts + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡʌt.si/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

gutsier (comparative) gutsiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

gutsily gutsiness

Phrases

blood-and-gutsy

Frequently Paired Words

blood-and-gutsy

Synonyms

bold brave hardy adventurous mettlesome aweless bad brass-balled chivalrous courageous daredevil daring

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gutsy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌt.si/.
What does gutsy mean?: Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
Where does gutsy come from?: Etymology tree English guts Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gutsy From guts + -y.

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