gritty
11gritty — adjective (grittier; est) Date: 1598 1. containing or resembling grit 2. courageously persistent ; plucky < a gritty heroine > 3. having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism < a gritty novel > • grittily a …
12gritty — grit|ty [ grıti ] adjective 1. ) firm in your intentions: a gritty determination to succeed 2. ) showing life as it really is, even when it is not pleasant or attractive: a gritty account of the survival of a professional football player 3. )… …
13gritty — [ˈgrɪti] adj 1) showing life as it really is, even when it is not nice or attractive a gritty television drama[/ex] 2) firm in your intentions a gritty determination to succeed[/ex] 3) containing grit, or covered with grit …
14gritty — adj. Gritty is used with these nouns: ↑determination, ↑drama, ↑realism, ↑reality, ↑texture …
15gritty — adjective (grittier, grittiest) 1》 containing or covered with grit. 2》 showing courage and resolve. ↘tough and uncompromising: a gritty look at urban life. Derivatives grittily adverb grittiness noun …
16Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company — Infobox Brewery name = Gritty McDuff s Brewing Company caption = location = Portland, ME United States owner = opened = 1988 production = active beers = brewbox beer|name=Gritty McDuff s Original Pub Style|style=Pale ale brewbox beer|name=Gritty… …
17gritty — grittily, adv. grittiness, n. /grit ee/, adj., grittier, grittiest. 1. consisting of, containing, or resembling grit; sandy. 2. resolute and courageous; plucky. [1590 1600; GRIT + Y1] * * * …
18gritty — adjective a) Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. b) Spirited; resolute; unyielding …
19gritty — Synonyms and related words: abrasive, arenaceous, arenarious, arenose, brave, breccial, brecciated, bulldoggish, coarse, coarse grained, courageous, craggy, cross grained, crystal, crystalline, dauntless, determined, doughty, fearless, firm, game …
20gritty — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing grit] Syn. rough, abrasive, sandy, rasping, lumpy, calculous, gravelly, muddy, dusty, powdery, pulverent, granular, friable, branny, floury, crumbly, permeable, porous, sabulous, arenose, loose, raspy,… …
