gritty

gritty
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Containing grit]
Syn. rough, abrasive, sandy, rasping, lumpy, calculous, gravelly, muddy, dusty, powdery, pulverent, granular, friable, branny, floury, crumbly, permeable, porous, sabulous, arenose, loose, raspy, scratchy.
2. [Brave]
Syn. plucky, determined, resolute; see brave 1 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. dirty sandy, dusty, sooty, granular, powdery.
2. courageous persevering, tough, plucky, determined, tenacious, *gutsy, steadfast, resolute, game, mettlesome.
ANT.: 1. clean. 2. cowardly, weak, mousy
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Consisting of or covered with large particles: coarse, grainy, granular, rough. See SMOOTH.

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