gutless

adjective

gut·​less ˈgət-ləs How to pronounce gutless (audio)
1
: lacking courage : cowardly
2
: lacking significance or vitality
gutlessness noun

Examples of gutless in a Sentence

a gutless attack on a writer who is now deceased and unable to defend herself
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Two baseballs flew down toward the San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar from the left-field corner stands, the gutless moves of two cowards. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 Putin’s machismo posturing, additionally, is undergirded by a view of Russia as a country of real men opposing a pampered, gutless, and decadent West. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015 The Legislature must say no to Hochul’s gutless proposal that will impose a financial burden on our small businesses while doing nothing to improve the habitability of our city. Alex Matthiessen, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024 The Defendant’s gutless decisions deprived the family of a proper burial. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gutless 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gutless was in 1900

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“Gutless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gutless. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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