blood-and-guts

adjective

Performed with vigor, ferocity, passion, or violence (especially in competition).

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intense
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Meanings

adjectiveblood-and-guts (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePerformed with vigor, ferocity, passion, or violence (especially in competition).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemarked by great zeal or violence

Similar
intense
Also see
intense

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Coined in 1937.

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APA

blood-and-guts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood-and-guts

MLA

“blood-and-guts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood-and-guts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood-and-guts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood-and-guts.

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