gutty

adjective

ˈgə-tē How to pronounce gutty (audio)
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as in valiant
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament standing up for what is right, especially if it's unpopular, is about the guttiest thing a person can do

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Recent Examples of gutty One thing the Longhorns need is a healthy quarterback after losing starter Quinn Ewers early and watching backup Hudson Card limp his way through a gutty performance. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 But the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutty fourth-quarter comeback effort by the Detroit Pistons, improving their mark to 2-2 with a narrow 82-79 win on Thursday evening. — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 July 2022 For Mexico, Monday’s gutty effort, by far its best of the tournament, showed why the country entered the competition with high hopes. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 The gutty little Bruins work their backsides off daily in an effort to earn more Ws, but the fact is that Nick Saban would struggle to be bowl eligible with the UCLA rosters of the last five years. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for gutty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutty
  1. valiant
  2. courageous
  3. brave
  4. fearless
  5. heroic
  6. gallant
  7. bold
Adjective
  • The animal fell into an icy river in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar recently, according to footage of the valiant rescue effort and a description shared by Newsflare.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Among the many tributes her colleagues pay her valiant war effort, there is one that screams from the pages of her book.
    — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of valiant
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  • The book’s premise revolves around Zachary, a courageous eight-year-old diagnosed with a terminal pediatric cancer, who has an enlightening dream where God approaches him with a mission.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Her courageous work in eastern Ukraine stands in direct contrast to Trump and Putin, who heap praise on each other and ignore the devastation to Ukraine, an ignorance that not even death and injury to women and children can penetrate.
    — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of courageous
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  • LaBruce’s idiosyncrasy is connected to the fearless audacity of his brave, tragic inspiration, Pasolini.
    — Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time, Scott’s act of mass ventriloquism—patient, playful, physically astute and ultimately brave—clarifies something at the heart of Chekhov’s play.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • Set in December 2001, amid a devastating crisis, Lali, 18, flees with fearless teenage guerrillas convinced that Carlos Menem is to blame for the country’s collapse, determined to meet the former president in his lavish mansion in Anillaco and assassinate him.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One suspects that six years on, Lloyd’s more fearless about putting his own stamp — with both feet — on Evita.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of fearless
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  • The task demanding such heroic efforts was to select the American wines that would compete in the reenactment of one of modern history’s most pivotal wine competitions.
    — David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Sometimes there’s a mystery to solve, sometimes there’s romance to resolve and this year Trauma Code even incorporated heroic action scenes.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of heroic
Adjective
  • An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.
    — JENNIFER LIND, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2010
  • In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
    — Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of gallant
Adjective
  • Picture high-collar zip-ups, bold color-blocking, and contrast piping for maximum throwback appeal.
    — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently made the bold prediction that the Yankees would stand pat and not add anybody to replace Cole.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of bold

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