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\ ˈblə-dᵊn-ˈgəts 
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\Definition of blood-and-guts
: marked by great vigor, violence, or fierceness
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Synonyms & Antonyms for blood-and-guts
Synonyms
- bang-bang,
- convulsive,
- cyclonic,
- explosive,
- ferocious,
- fierce,
- furious,
- hammer-and-tongs,
- hot,
- knock-down, drag-out
- (or knock-down-and-drag-out),
- paroxysmal,
- rabid,
- rough,
- stormy,
- tempestuous,
- tumultuous,
- turbulent,
- violent,
- volcanic
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