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Definition of Gritty
1. Adjective. Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency. "It left a mealy residue"
Similar to: Coarse, Harsh
Derivative terms: Grain, Graininess, Grain, Granularity, Grit
2. Adjective. Willing to face danger.
Similar to: Brave, Courageous
Derivative terms: Grit, Mettlesomeness, Spunk
Definition of Gritty
1. a. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
Definition of Gritty
1. Adjective. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. ¹
2. Adjective. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: film literature) Intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gritty
1. plucky [adj -TIER, -TIEST] : GRITTILY [adv] - See also: plucky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gritty
Literary usage of Gritty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1906)
"On the former we saw. above the uppermost of these bands, a fairly distinct gritty
streak (/), which was approximately on the level of the top of the 'arch' ..."
2. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"The second variety, known as " gritty ", has quite different characters.
gritty flour consists of large coarse grains, feels rough, granular, ..."
3. Principles and Practice of Butter-making: A Treatise on the Chemical and by George Lewis McKay (1908)
"gritty butter" is a familiar phrase used by expert butter-scorers to indicate that
... The gritty condition of the salt in butter may be due to (1) poor ..."
4. Text Book of Veterinary Medicine by James Law (1905)
"The same tendency to calcareous deposit is seen in the tuber cinereum (pineal
body) of the healthy brain which has taken its name from the contained gritty ..."
5. Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams: Being a Practical Treatise on by William Lumisden Strange (1904)
"Slips in gritty Soil.—Where a slip occurs in earthwork having proper proportions
of clay and ... This property of reunion of gritty soils is a valuable one. ..."
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