gutsyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡʌtsi/, U.S.

/ˈɡətsi/

Forms: Also gutsey, gutzy.

Etymology: < guts (gut n. 3) + -y suffix¹.

1. Greedy, voracious. Originally Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious

yevereOE

greedy971

reavingOE

fretewil?c1225

ravissantc1300

ravishingc1350

ravenous?1387

raveningc1390

ravisablea1425

eating1483

yeverous1483

savourousa1492

yevery1531

vorax1535

gluttonisha1586

falconish1587

ravin1615

vulturous1623

ravened1627

gorb?1635

esurine1687

voracious1693

gastrolatrous1694

tigerantica1704

gutsy1803

bulimious1816

polyphagian1825

yevrisome1825

edacious1829

polyphagous1837

tigerocious1874

bulimic1886

hyperphagic1943

1803 T. Campbell Let. 2 Mar. in W. Beattie Life & Lett. T. Campbell (1849) I. 456 A John-Bull song..to the chorus of ‘Gooseberry tarts’. Gutsy proud people—we sing songs in Scotland about her nature and love!..but here, there is no song but ‘Roast Beef’, or ‘Gooseberry Tarts’!

1829 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 25 392 There's nae denying that maist o' them's gutsy.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xxx. 360 Ye muckle, gutsey hash, here's a Scots boot to your English hurdies!

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gutsy, gutty, gluttonous, fond of his belly.

1902 Daily Chron. 27 Mar. 3/1 An inspector having got from a class that a cow was a graminiverous and a tiger a carniverous animal, went on to ask what an animal that eats everything, both grass and flesh, would be. ‘A gutsy beast,’ was the reply.

1946 B. Marshall George Brown's Schooldays 23 Half a rissole was quite enough for a gutzy young sod like him.

2. Tough, spirited, courageous; possessing or requiring ‘guts’ (gut n. 1d).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adjective]

braga1350

animose?a1425

heartlya1450

stomachous1547

bold-spirited1597

mettled1599

mettle1606

animous1609

stomachful1610

stomachious1611

brave-spiriteda1617

mettlesome1673

game1752

spunky1786

spunk1788

gamelike1804

good-woolled1846

plucked1846

bold-hearted1847

gamey1849

gameful1853

gutsy1893

feisty1896

gutty1953

1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 237/2.

1936 Amer. Speech 11 101/1 Gutsy folk do not care for much pussyfooting.

1937 S. O'Faoláin in John o' London's Weekly 12 Mar. 984/3 Kit Brandon is the life-story of a woman gangster, a regular tornado, a passionate, lawless ‘gutsy’ young girl from the mountains.

1951 E. Coxhead One Green Bottle vii. 190 She took him up one of the horrid, gutsy little Cribin climbs.

1964 Punch 9 Sept. 372/1 The following gutsy alternative.

1970 New Yorker 3 Oct. 36/3 He would..sing out if a tune came along that was of his persuasion—something gutsy like ‘Onward, Christian Soldiers’.

Derivatives

ˈgutsily adv. gluttonously (1825 in Jamieson's Sc. Dict.; 1898 in Eng. Dial. Dict.).

ΚΠ

1970 Guardian 31 Mar. 8/2 Tilson's work..has always been gutsily vulgar.

ˈgutsiness n. (a) greediness, gluttony (1825 in Jamieson; 1898 in Eng. Dial. Dict.); (b) energy, spirit; courage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > [noun]

elne888

bieldc890

daringc1374

coraiouste1382

inwit1382

courageousnessa1513

courage1540

couragie1556

valour1581

nerve1602

stoutheartednessa1683

noble-heartedness1836

lionheartedness1885

gut1893

gutsiness1893

bottle1958

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > quality or state of being vigorous

wightness1377

vigorousnessc1440

zestfulness1850

gutsiness1893

thrustfulness1907

zippiness1907

vibrance1934

1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 237/2 Gutsiness.

1959 Times 1 Apr. 5/4 Israel audiences like and admire a play if it shows the qualities they most respect: directness..‘gutsyness’.

1969 Guardian 7 July 9/4 His brilliance, his intellect, his gutsiness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gutsy
释义	gutsyadj. Brit. /ˈɡʌtsi/, U.S. /ˈɡətsi/ Forms: Also gutsey, gutzy. Etymology: < guts (gut n. 3) + -y suffix¹. 1. Greedy, voracious. Originally Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious yevereOE greedy971 reavingOE fretewil?c1225 ravissantc1300 ravishingc1350 ravenous?1387 raveningc1390 ravisablea1425 eating1483 yeverous1483 savourousa1492 yevery1531 vorax1535 gluttonisha1586 falconish1587 ravin1615 vulturous1623 ravened1627 gorb?1635 esurine1687 voracious1693 gastrolatrous1694 tigerantica1704 gutsy1803 bulimious1816 polyphagian1825 yevrisome1825 edacious1829 polyphagous1837 tigerocious1874 bulimic1886 hyperphagic1943 1803 T. Campbell Let. 2 Mar. in W. Beattie Life & Lett. T. Campbell (1849) I. 456 A John-Bull song..to the chorus of ‘Gooseberry tarts’. Gutsy proud people—we sing songs in Scotland about her nature and love!..but here, there is no song but ‘Roast Beef’, or ‘Gooseberry Tarts’! 1829 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 25 392 There's nae denying that maist o' them's gutsy. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xxx. 360 Ye muckle, gutsey hash, here's a Scots boot to your English hurdies! 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Gutsy, gutty, gluttonous, fond of his belly. 1902 Daily Chron. 27 Mar. 3/1 An inspector having got from a class that a cow was a graminiverous and a tiger a carniverous animal, went on to ask what an animal that eats everything, both grass and flesh, would be. ‘A gutsy beast,’ was the reply. 1946 B. Marshall George Brown's Schooldays 23 Half a rissole was quite enough for a gutzy young sod like him. 2. Tough, spirited, courageous; possessing or requiring ‘guts’ (gut n. 1d). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adjective] braga1350 animose?a1425 heartlya1450 stomachous1547 bold-spirited1597 mettled1599 mettle1606 animous1609 stomachful1610 stomachious1611 brave-spiriteda1617 mettlesome1673 game1752 spunky1786 spunk1788 gamelike1804 good-woolled1846 plucked1846 bold-hearted1847 gamey1849 gameful1853 gutsy1893 feisty1896 gutty1953 1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 237/2. 1936 Amer. Speech 11 101/1 Gutsy folk do not care for much pussyfooting. 1937 S. O'Faoláin in John o' London's Weekly 12 Mar. 984/3 Kit Brandon is the life-story of a woman gangster, a regular tornado, a passionate, lawless ‘gutsy’ young girl from the mountains. 1951 E. Coxhead One Green Bottle vii. 190 She took him up one of the horrid, gutsy little Cribin climbs. 1964 Punch 9 Sept. 372/1 The following gutsy alternative. 1970 New Yorker 3 Oct. 36/3 He would..sing out if a tune came along that was of his persuasion—something gutsy like ‘Onward, Christian Soldiers’. Derivatives ˈgutsily adv. gluttonously (1825 in Jamieson's Sc. Dict.; 1898 in Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΚΠ 1970 Guardian 31 Mar. 8/2 Tilson's work..has always been gutsily vulgar. ˈgutsiness n. (a) greediness, gluttony (1825 in Jamieson; 1898 in Eng. Dial. Dict.); (b) energy, spirit; courage. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > [noun] elne888 bieldc890 daringc1374 coraiouste1382 inwit1382 courageousnessa1513 courage1540 couragie1556 valour1581 nerve1602 stoutheartednessa1683 noble-heartedness1836 lionheartedness1885 gut1893 gutsiness1893 bottle1958 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > quality or state of being vigorous wightness1377 vigorousnessc1440 zestfulness1850 gutsiness1893 thrustfulness1907 zippiness1907 vibrance1934 1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 237/2 Gutsiness. 1959 Times 1 Apr. 5/4 Israel audiences like and admire a play if it shows the qualities they most respect: directness..‘gutsyness’. 1969 Guardian 7 July 9/4 His brilliance, his intellect, his gutsiness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1803
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