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guttedgut‧ted /ˈɡʌtɪd/ adjective - "Was there anything worth saving after the fire?" "No, the place is completely gutted."
- a street full of gutted buildings
- He spent an hour pottering about the gutted flat while Wiechert complained that he wanted his dinner.
- On every deserted street gutted houses sagged open, their contents indecently exposed to view.
- The gutted farmhouse appeared, silvered by the moon.
- The death toll has risen into the 20s, an estimated 4,000 businesses are gutted.
- The family found themselves with a gutted ruin and one surviving wing.
- The library of course was gutted, but Walker Books, a near neighbour of the school, is coming to the rescue.
- These were gutted and crumbling shells and almost certainly faced demolition.
very disappointed► gutted [not before noun] British English informal extremely disappointed, especially because you were unsuccessful: · I was gutted when we lost the game. ► crestfallen literary looking very disappointed and sad, especially when you suddenly realise that something you want cannot happen: · Gary looked crestfallen as they calculated how much money they would need.· a crestfallen look to be destroyed by fire► burn down if a building burns down , it is completely destroyed by fire: · Charlene has lived with relatives since her house burned down.· The hotel burnt down in 1990. ► gutted a building that is gutted is still standing, but its inside has been completely destroyed by fire: · "Was there anything worth saving after the fire?" "No, the place is completely gutted."· a street full of gutted buildings ► burnt-out especially British /burned-out especially American a building or a vehicle that is burnt-out or burned-out has had everything inside it destroyed by fire: · In the main square the burnt-out shell of the Palace of Justice still smouldered.· The van was burned-out and completely blackened by smoke. 1seriously damaged or completely destroyed: We drove slowly past the gutted buildings.2British English spoken very shocked or disappointed SYN devastated: I was gutted when I lost my job.► see thesaurus at disappointed |