gutty
Full of courage
Gutty describes something or someone showing courage, determination, or pluck—the kind of grit that comes from the gut.
A gutty performance is one where someone pushes through difficulty or adversity with raw nerve.
The word appears most often in sports contexts to praise athletes who compete despite pain or long odds: She made a gutty comeback in the third set.
In Scottish use, gutty can also mean greedy or gluttonous.
Showing courage despite fear
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- pluckyCourageous despite disadvantage
- daringAdventurous courage
- boldCourageous and daring
audacious · valiant · heroic · dauntless · intrepid · gallant · stouthearted · undaunted
Fixed in purpose
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- doggedStubbornly persevering
persistent · gritty · steadfast · unyielding · unrelenting · indomitable · staunch · committed
brave
Showing courage despite fear
bold · audacious · valiant · heroic · dauntless · intrepid · gallant · stouthearted · undaunted · venturesome
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
dogged · persistent · gritty · steadfast · unyielding · unrelenting · indomitable · staunch · committed · unflinching
raw
In original state
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- primalFirst in origin
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
unpolished · rough · gritty · crude · unrefined · coarse · basic · elemental · primitive · stripped-down
spirited
Full of vim
feisty · fiery · animated · peppy · vivacious · zesty · punchy · zippy · snappy · spirited
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms
- links golfSt Andrews, links course, links golf, fescue, dunes
guttyweak-willed
Lacking determination or resolve
irresolute · spineless · wishy-washy · feeble · halfhearted
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- gut instinctImmediate unreasoned knowing
- gut reactionImmediate unthinking feeling
- gut punchShocking emotional blow
- trust your gutRely on intuition
- gut checkHonest self-examination
gut, guts, gutter, gutsy, gutless, gutting, gutters, guttering, gutsiest