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gritty

adj
/ˈɡɹɪti/

Etymology

From grit + -y.

  1. inherited from *greutą✻
  2. inherited from *greut✻
  3. inherited from greot
  4. inherited from grete
  5. suffixed as gritty — “grit + y”

Definitions

  1. Containing sand or grit

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

    • Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.

  2. Spirited

    Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

    • That goth woman is very gritty.
    • The runt was the grittiest pup of all; for days he writhed out of one convulsion into the next—calmed from one only to go through it all over again.

  3. Intense and starkly realistic

    Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA