gritty

English

Etymology

From grit +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɪti/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪti

Adjective

gritty (comparative grittier, superlative grittiest)

1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

   That goth woman is very gritty.

   • 1944, Emily Carr, “Poison”, in The House of All Sorts‎:

     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.

Derived terms

• grittily
• grittiness
• nitty-gritty
• ungritty

Translations

containing sand or grit

Bulgarian: пясъчен (bg) (pjasǎčen), песъчлив (bg) (pesǎčliv) Czech: písčitý, štěrkovitý Finnish: hiekkainen (fi) French: graveleux (fr) Georgian: ქვიშიანი (kvišiani) German: sandig (de) Hungarian: homokos (hu) Maori: māngūngungu Polish: piaszczysty (pl), żwirowaty (pl) Portuguese: arenoso (pt), granuloso Spanish: gravilloso, arenoso (es)

spirited; resolute; unyielding

Bulgarian: твърд (bg) (tvǎrd), издръжлив (bg) (izdrǎžliv) Czech: odvážný (cs), odhodlaný (cs) Finnish: sisukas (fi), peräänantamaton (fi) French: résolu (fr), déterminé (fr) Georgian: შეუპოვარი (šeuṗovari) German: mutig (de) Hungarian: karakán (hu) Italian: coraggioso (it) m, spiritoso (it) Maori: niwha, māngēngenge Polish: śmiały (pl) Spanish: resoluto

intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent

Czech: drsný (cs) Finnish: inhorealistinen (fi) Polish: realistyczny (pl) Spanish: descarnado (es)