gritty

English

Etymology

grit +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɪti/

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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.
   • 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.

Derived terms

• grittily
• grittiness
• nitty-gritty

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, māngēngenge
• Portuguese: arenoso (pt), granuloso
• Spanish: gravilloso

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

intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent

• Czech: drsný (cs)
• Finnish: inhorealistinen (fi)
• Polish: realistyczny (pl)