Meanings
- not comparableWithout a gut.
This approach was firstly used in a metagenomic context to study the microbial community associated with the gutless worm Olavius algarvensis.
2015 November 16, Lanjuan Li, Infectious Microecology: Theory and Applications, Springer, →ISBN, page 213 - informalnot comparableCowardly; lacking courage or morals.
No, you lied to me. You lied to me because you're gutless. You're a gutless drunken loser.
1996, Eric Bogosian, SubUrbia (motion picture), spoken by Jeff (Giovanni Ribisi)Synonyms: backboneless, base, soft, bitch-ass, boneless, caitiff, candy-assed, chicken
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCowardly; lacking courage or morals.
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Origin
- Englishgut
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishgutless
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gutless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutless
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