gritty

/หˆษกษนษชti/

IPA: /G R IH1 T IY0/

adjective
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

  3. 3

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

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