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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“It was just a gutty win for us,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
It was a gutty recovery by Alcaraz, but Zverev’s performance was also a bit of a flicker for men’s tennis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Justin Herbert, who otherwise had a tremendous and gutty game, was intercepted a yard away from the end zone in the first half.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
“Obviously, Reims played great. But they were opportunistic, and it was a gutty performance in a lot of ways against a team that’s fighting for a playoff spot.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Result—exit the putty ball towards the end of the eighties, and the gutty holding the market until the Americans sent us what at first were called Haskells; which is another and more modern story.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Hutchinson, Horace G.
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