grittilyadv.
/ˈɡrɪtɪli/ In a gritty manner; with a gritty sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adverb] > grating
gratingly1857
raspingly1870
grittily1911
the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > stoicism > [adverb]
flinchless1847
Spartanly1890
grittily1953
1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock ii. i. 212 He marched me..into the sanded passage of the little inn... As we tramped grittily down the passage, [etc.].
1953 New Statesman 17 Oct. 462 One can see what a successful story Mr. Peake could have made out of it had he..made his ‘natural’ characters grittily real.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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