gutty
Americanadjective
noun
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an urchin or delinquent
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a low-class person
Etymology
Origin of gutty
Example Sentences
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That one also ended in brilliant fashion, with the stylish French team capping their glorious run with a 4-2 victory over Croatia’s gritty, gutty band of outsiders.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Two decades of gloom all but wiped out the gauzy memories of the gutty mid-90s teams and the Nixon-era titles with Clyde, Pearl, DeBusschere and Willis Reed hobbling out from the tunnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The most formidable figure in American sports history is standing where he grew up, where his team lives and where he forever will embody the epitome of the gutty Bruin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Will Dissly’s lone reception was a gutty 6-yarder on a second-and-12 play that helped set up a Seattle field goal.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
In the days of the "gutty" ball it was great, as well as good, golf, but the golf there has never, to me, worn the very business-like aspect of the East Coast golf.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.
The progression hasn’t been linear, more losses than wins on his resume, but few Bruins have been guttier while ascending school record charts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Is there a guttier, more poised, focused, and skillful athlete in any sport than Rachel Garcia?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2019
This is a heady album, but it doesn't let braininess get in the way of guttier values like pungency and swing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was this the guttiest of gutty little Bruin performances?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2021
Somehow, despite the circumstances, these were guttiest of Bruins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
“That,” Arcidiacono said, “was one of our guttiest performances of the year.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2015
"This guy is the guttiest player I've ever worked for, ever," said caddie Steve Hale.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2011
"One of the guttiest performances I've ever seen," gloated Barnes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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