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
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
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
“That was a grimy, gutty, ugly win,” Kings coach Mike Brown said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
The ability to hit the ball absolutely exactly has not the same value now as in the days of the solid gutty ball; nor does forceful hitting count for as much.
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
“This will go down as the guttiest champion,” senior center George Zidek said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2020
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
He plays one of the roughest, guttiest, wide-open-est sliphorns to which it has been my pleasure to listen, and his style is distinctly New Orleans, if we must stylize music.
From Time Magazine Archive
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