Meaning & use
gritty
Showing courage and determination; also containing or covered with small particles of sand or grit.
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The team showed a gritty performance, fighting back from a large deficit to win.
Sand made the picnic blanket feel gritty after the windy afternoon at the beach.
A note on using this word
Gritty is also used to describe films or stories that portray harsh, realistic subject matter without softening it.
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