Meaning

3 senses
  1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

    sandig, grobkörnig

  2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

    That goth woman is very gritty.

    mutig, entschlossen, resolut

  3. Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

    wirklichkeitsnah, ungeschminkt

More definitions
  • willing to face danger
  • composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

Examples

8 sentences
  1. I'll spare you the nitty gritty.

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  2. My eyes feel gritty.

    ruМне в глаза будто песка насыпали.

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  3. His gritty, cynical writing is very popular with men between the ages of 18 and 35.

    Його суворий і цинічний літературний стиль дуже популярний серед чоловіків вікової групи від 18 до 35 років.

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  4. These strawberry tree fruits are gritty.

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  5. He wants the nitty-gritty details.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 3
containing sand or grit:
spirited; resolute; unyielding:
intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent:

Forms

grittier, grittiest
Comparativegrittier Lesson
Superlativegrittiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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