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   gritty

   /ˈɡrɪti/

   adjective

   • 1. containing or covered with grit: "her eyes felt gritty" Similar sandygrainygranulargravellypebblystonypowderydusty
   • 2. showing courage and resolve: "a typically gritty performance by the British player" Similar courageousbravepluckymettlesomestout-heartedlionheartedvaliantboldspiritedintrepidgamehardytoughsteelydeterminedresolutepurposefuldoggedtenaciousenduringunfalteringunswervingunyieldingunflinchinginformal:gutsyspunkyballsyfeistyrare:perseverant
   • ▪ showing something unpleasant as it really is; uncompromising: "a gritty look at urban life"

   Derivatives

   • 1. grittily adverb
   • 2. grittiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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