gutted
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of gutted
First recorded in 1990–95; gut ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The No. 9 seed Trojans gutted out a 71-67 overtime win over No. 8 seed Clemson in what USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb described as “a culture win.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Once in office, however, they stood by as the program was gutted, current and former national security officials said.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
"We're gutted, we're devastated," said Butterfield, who was bidding to become the first British athlete to win gold at both the summer and winter Paralympics after her club throw gold at Rio 2016.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
When austerity later gutted treatment funding, outcomes reversed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
My mother gave him a long metal spoon with which he gutted the interior until the last bits of string and seeds were gone.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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