gutsy
/ˈɡʌtsi/adjective
उच्चारण गट्सी
हिम्मती, साहसी
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informal
showing courage and determination
हिम्मती, साहसी
- a gutsy performance
- It was a gutsy decision to leave a safe job and start a school.
- The young bowler made a gutsy comeback after his injury.
+ 2 more examples
- She gave a gutsy answer in front of the whole panel.
- Starting a business at nineteen was a gutsy move.
Synonyms brave courageous bold plucky spirited
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a gutsy + noun (attributive)
Gutsy usually comes before a noun such as decision, performance or move to praise bravery.
'Gutsy' प्रायः decision, performance या move जैसे noun से पहले आकर साहस की प्रशंसा करता है।
- It was a gutsy decision to leave a safe job and start a business.
- The team put up a gutsy performance against the champions.
be + gutsy (predicative)
It can follow be to describe a person, and is informal.
यह be के बाद आकर किसी व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है, और अनौपचारिक शब्द है।
- She is gutsy enough to speak up in front of the whole school.
gutsy of sb to do sth
Use of + person when you comment on someone's brave act.
किसी के साहसिक कार्य पर टिप्पणी करते समय 'of + person' का प्रयोग होता है।
- It was gutsy of Radhika to challenge the umpire's call.
gutsier / the gutsiest (comparison)
A short adjective forms its comparative with -ier and its superlative with -iest.
छोटा adjective -ier से comparative और -iest से superlative बनाता है।
- That was the gutsiest innings of the tournament.
+Collocations 4
gutsy + noun
performancedecisionmoveinningswomaneffort
- The young captain played a gutsy innings under pressure.
adverb + gutsy
reallyincrediblyprettyremarkablyvery
- It was a really gutsy thing to do in an exam hall.
gutsy + about
speaking outtaking riskschangetrying new ideas
- She was gutsy about trying a new style of teaching.
related words
bravepluckyspiritedbold
- The plucky little team refused to give up.
“More examples 6
- The gutsy girl walked home alone through the dark lane to prove a point.
उस साहसी लड़की ने अपनी बात सिद्ध करने के लिए अँधेरी गली से अकेले घर तक पैदल चलकर दिखाया।
- India put up a gutsy fight in the last session of the Test.
टेस्ट के अंतिम सत्र में भारत ने साहसी संघर्ष किया।
- It takes a gutsy leader to admit a mistake in public.
सार्वजनिक रूप से अपनी गलती मानने के लिए एक साहसी नेता की आवश्यकता होती है।
- The magazine praised the film for its gutsy portrayal of poverty.
पत्रिका ने फ़िल्म की गरीबी के साहसिक चित्रण की प्रशंसा की।
- My gutsy grandmother learned to ride a scooter at sixty.
मेरी दादी ने, जो बहुत हिम्मत वाली हैं, साठ वर्ष की उम्र में स्कूटर चलाना सीखा।
- The gutsy chef opened a restaurant in the middle of the lockdown.
साहसी रसोइए ने लॉकडाउन के बीच एक रेस्तराँ खोल दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ It was a very gutsy of her to speak.
✓ It was very gutsy of her to speak.
Gutsy is an adjective, so it cannot follow the article a without a noun.
'Gutsy' adjective है, इसलिए बिना noun के उसके पहले article 'a' नहीं आ सकता।
✗ She is more gutsy than all the girls in her class.
✓ She is more gutsy than any other girl in her class.
Do not compare a person with a group that includes her; use any other + singular noun.
किसी व्यक्ति की तुलना ऐसे समूह से न करें जिसमें वह स्वयं शामिल हो; 'any other' के बाद singular noun लगाइए।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the brave words together: gutsy, plucky (brave, especially in a difficult situation), spirited, intrepid, valiant (very brave, formal).
साहस के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gutsy, plucky (साहसी, विशेषकर कठिन स्थिति में), spirited, intrepid, valiant (बहुत साहसी, औपचारिक)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: gutsy is informal; the noun guts means courage ('It takes guts to speak the truth').
प्रयोग में gutsy अनौपचारिक है; noun guts का अर्थ साहस है ('It takes guts to speak the truth')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hate sb's guts (hate somebody very much), a gut feeling (an instinct).
Idioms: hate sb's guts (किसी से बहुत घृणा), a gut feeling (सहज अनुभूति)।