gritty

From grit +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɪti/

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• Rhymes: -ɪti

gritty (comparative grittier, superlative grittiest)

1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
   • 1944, Emily Carr, “Poison”, in The House of All Sorts‎^[1]:

     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. (film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

• grittily
• grittiness
• nitty-gritty