EnglishMain Dictionary
gritty
Universal Words
adjective
1 containing or like GRIT:
a layer of gritty dust
2 showing the courage and determination to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant:
gritty determination * a gritty performance from the British player * Tottenham's gritty fightback was rewarded by a goal in the closing minutes.
3 showing sth unpleasant as it really is:
a gritty description of urban violence * gritty realism
seealsoNITTY-GRITTY
grittily adverb
grittiness noun [U]
