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
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Of course, the real blame for all this goes to the gutless lickspittles in the U.S. Senate, who, in an impeachment proceeding just weeks after the insurrection, could have restored the nation’s dignity and voted to bar Trump from ever running again. Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gutless 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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