Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gritty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gritty \Grit"ty\ (-t[y^]), a.
1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by
grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gritty
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
"granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
{grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {mettlesome},
{spirited}, {spunky}]
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