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GRITTY
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
(adjective) willing to face danger
farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
(adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; “granular sugar”; “the photographs were grainy and indistinct”; “it left a mealy residue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gritty (comparative grittier, superlative grittiest)
Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
(film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.
Source: Wiktionary
Grit"ty, a.
1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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