gritty

[grit·ty]

Gritty things have a rough texture that makes them feel like they're coated with sand. After a day at the beach, you might come home with gritty arms and legs.

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Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

Adjective S.
willing to face danger

Adjective S.
composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand"


a.
Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

a.
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.


Gritty

Grit"ty , a. 1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. 2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.]

Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

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Usage Examples

I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.

We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table.

I'd like to be played as a child by Natalie Wood. I'd have some romantic scenes as Audrey Hepburn and have gritty black-and-white scenes as Patricia Neal.

Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.

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