gutsy

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: guts=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

gutsy, adj. 

•  marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  rough or plain; not sophisticated or refined; earthy. Opposite of sophisticated, or refined.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gutsy, adj. (gutsier, gutsiest) colloq.
1 courageous. 2 greedy.

Derivative

gutsily adv. gutsiness n.

THESAURUS

gutsy

acid, beefy, biting, bold, bouncing, bulldoggish, corrosive, courageous, cutting, dauntless, doughty, driving, effective, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded, full-strength, game, gamy, gritty, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty, husky, imperative, impressive, incisive, intrepid, iron-hard, lusty, manful, manly, mettlesome, mighty, mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, penetrating, pertinacious, piercing, plucky, poignant, potent, powerful, puissant, punchy, red-blooded, resolute, robust, robustious, rugged, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, spirited, spiritful, spunky, stalwart, steely, stout, strapping, striking, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, telling, tenacious, tough, trenchant, unfearful, valiant, vigorous, vital