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gutless

adj
1
Lacking courage; cowardly.
"It was a gutless move to blame his teammates for the loss."
"Critics called the decision gutless, a refusal to take any real stand."

How to Use Gutless

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In plain EnglishToo scared or spineless to do the brave or difficult thing.

Easily confused with
guileless
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Etymology

From gut + the suffix -less ("without").

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