OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14434

gritty

/ˈɡɹɪti/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arenoso • gravilloso
Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
resoluto
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
That goth woman is very gritty.
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.
descarnado
Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.
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