Definitions
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- noun The state or condition of being
gutsy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
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Examples
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She tosses off a few four letter words to show Alexandra's gutsiness but little she does provides any insight into her character.
Jackie K. Cooper: The Descendants Is Another Over Praised Clooney Film Jackie K. Cooper 2011
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The result is an extremely rich visual experience for the audience that helps to frame The Secret Garden's many moments of mystery, magic, and revelation with a cross between gossamer and a headstrong child's gutsiness.
George Heymont: Basking in the Multiple Charms of The Secret Garden George Heymont 2011
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What distinguished him at this time was a kind of ingenuous gutsiness.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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What distinguished him at this time was a kind of ingenuous gutsiness.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Though Hilson sings like a sweet-voiced dream throughout, No Boys Allowed is muddled and devoid of the gutsiness the title leads us to expect.
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Crumb and Philip Guston without any of the gutsiness or exposed inner life of these artists.
Jerry Saltz: Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions About George Condo, Online Art Fairs, and What Abstraction Really Is Jerry Saltz 2011
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Yet her can-do spirit and sheer gutsiness are welcome attributes in a female lead; Naomi radiates confidence and purpose, inspiring others to follow her example.
Go west, young woman 2009
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Yet her can-do spirit and sheer gutsiness are welcome attributes in a female lead; Naomi radiates confidence and purpose, inspiring others to follow her example.
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Crumb and Philip Guston without any of the gutsiness or exposed inner life of these artists.
Jerry Saltz: Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions About George Condo, Online Art Fairs, and What Abstraction Really Is Jerry Saltz 2011
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I love the gutsiness of Mucho Macho Man and his trainer.
Nineteen Horses, One Impossibly Tough Decision Pia Catton 2011
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