# gutted

Pronunciation: say "GUT-id" /ˈɡʌtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Left as little more than a shell, its essential parts removed, ruined, or destroyed, often by fire.
   - Simple: Burned out or wrecked inside, with the important parts gone or ruined.
   - _Firefighters spent hours inside the gutted factory searching for hot spots._
   - _The developers bought a gutted office block and rebuilt it from the frame up._
2. Having had the internal organs removed, as a fish or animal prepared for cooking.
   - Simple: Having the insides, like the stomach and organs, taken out.
   - _A row of gutted trout hung to dry by the smokehouse._
   - _The butcher handed over a gutted rabbit wrapped in paper._
3. Feeling deeply disappointed or crushed, as after a defeat, failure, or loss. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Feeling very upset and let down, often after losing or failing at something.
   - _Fans were gutted by the last-minute defeat._
   - _I'm absolutely gutted that the concert got canceled._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of gut. — simple past and past participle of gut
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of gut. Use it for an action that has already happened.
   - _The fire gutted three apartments overnight._
   - _She gutted the kitchen and started the remodel from scratch._

## Adjective

5. Possessing a gut or guts, whether a prominent belly or, figuratively, courage and spirit. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Having a big belly, or being brave and full of courage.
   - _He was a gutted fellow, broad across the middle and slow to rise from his chair._
   - _None but the gutted men of the village would face the wolf at the gate._

## Origin

From Middle English gutted (also spelled gotted), formed from gut plus the suffix -ed.

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