grittyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈɡrɪti/, U.S.

/ˈɡrɪdi/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s greetie, 1600s grettie, gretty, 1600s, 1800s dialect greety.

Etymology: < grit n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Of the nature of or resembling grit; containing, consisting of, or full of grit; sandy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [adjective] > gritty

gritty1598

groundy?1602

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Renóso, sandie, grauelly, greetie, full of grauell.

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. iii. 7 Base herbes, and rough sandy stone, denotate a leane greety sandie or grauelly ground.

1694 P. Falle Acct. Isle of Jersey ii. 60 The higher Grounds are gritty, gravelly, and some stony and rocky.

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 35/1 Pit-sand..is of several kinds.., the carbuncly, and the gritty.

?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 14 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Permit it to stand about ten seconds of time, in order to let the gritty parts settle to the bottom.

a1806 S. Horsley Serm. II. 43 The grovelling posture and the gritty meal [of the serpent].

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xix. 197 A four-horse carriage, dashing by, obscured all objects in the gritty cloud it raised.

1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara xiii. 213 A strong..wind saturated the air with impalpable sand, till every pore of the body was gritty and irritated.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xviii. 338 In Devon and Dorset a gritty bed with numerous fossils occurs towards the base of the chalk.

a. Full of or containing minute hard particles impairing the quality or condition of the substance which harbours them, or rendering it unpleasant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > gritty

gritty1613

gravellya1634

chiselly1652

tartareous1669

1613 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (rev. ed.) i. xx. 44 A fantasie conceived..by eating of some gretty piece of bread.

1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 491 They sopped that gritty bread in the wine that was made of very old Lees.

1706 J. Gardiner tr. R. Rapin Of Gardens iv. 164 The worthless Thorn a valu'd Plumb shall bear, And what was gritty be a luscious Pear.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iii. 60 Hitching your knife in the gritty flaws of a black-lead pencil.

1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica x. 399 Of a dull and rough fracture, gritty under the teeth.

1837 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in J. Ablett Lit. Hours 138 These young bakers make their bread very gritty.

b. figurative of literary style, with allusion to the unpleasant quality of ‘gritty’ bread.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > harsh

rough?1520

scabrousa1585

harsh1594

unsmooth1610

unsmoothed1614

truculent1850

abrasive1861

gritty1882

1882 J. C. Morison Macaulay 68 Alternate pages of extract and comment—generally rather dull and gritty.

1894 A. Birrell Ess. xi. 122 The style is gritty and the story far from exciting.

3. U.S. colloquial. Having firmness of character or courage; full of determination or pluck.

ΚΠ

1843 J. S. Robb Streaks Squatter Life 106 Thur never was a grittyer crowd congregated before on that stream.

18.. J. R. Lowell Interview M. Standish in Poems (1890) I. 222 My neighbor Buckingham Hath somewhat in him gritty, Some Pilgrim-stuff that hates all sham.

1891 Cent. Mag. Nov. 65 They were captured by a band of gritty frontiersmen under Sheriff Boswell.

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Harsh; bleak; unsparingly realistic.

ΚΠ

1890 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. 3/1 Trollope and Froude give you the hard, gritty facts, and Lafcadio Hearn the sentiment and poetry of this beautiful island.

1936 H. S. Commager Theodore Parker xiii. 287 He did not condescend to his audience, but gave them the hard, gritty truth, and learning too.

1974 Times 24 Jan. 13/6 Those fine episodes of yore, with their gritty realism and low-key action.

2003 Art Q. Spring 36/1 In his unflinchingly accurate depictions of the prostitutes, sailors, and longshoremen.., he worked in the gritty, naturalistic style of his mentor, Gustave Courbet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† grittyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈɡrɪti/, U.S.

/ˈɡrɪdi/

Forms: In Middle English–1500s grytty, 1500s grittie.

Etymology: Origin unknown; connection with grate n.¹ is suggested by the sense.

Obsolete. Heraldry.

Of a field: Composed equally of a metal and a colour.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [adjective] > metal and colour

gritty1486

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. B v Thre Cootarmuris grytty ther bene in armys.

1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 76 After this furre, as many as are out of these orders aforesaid, shall be named of the colour and mettall they are of, and haue bin commonly called Grytty of Herehaughtes.

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 204 The first feeld that is Grittie, is, when as the feeld is checqued of two or more cullors.

1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Grittie, a term used by English writers to express the field when composed equally of metal and colour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gritty
释义	grittyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈɡrɪti/, U.S. /ˈɡrɪdi/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s greetie, 1600s grettie, gretty, 1600s, 1800s dialect greety. Etymology: < grit n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Of the nature of or resembling grit; containing, consisting of, or full of grit; sandy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [adjective] > gritty gritty1598 groundy?1602 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Renóso, sandie, grauelly, greetie, full of grauell. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. iii. 7 Base herbes, and rough sandy stone, denotate a leane greety sandie or grauelly ground. 1694 P. Falle Acct. Isle of Jersey ii. 60 The higher Grounds are gritty, gravelly, and some stony and rocky. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 35/1 Pit-sand..is of several kinds.., the carbuncly, and the gritty. ?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 14 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Permit it to stand about ten seconds of time, in order to let the gritty parts settle to the bottom. a1806 S. Horsley Serm. II. 43 The grovelling posture and the gritty meal [of the serpent]. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xix. 197 A four-horse carriage, dashing by, obscured all objects in the gritty cloud it raised. 1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara xiii. 213 A strong..wind saturated the air with impalpable sand, till every pore of the body was gritty and irritated. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xviii. 338 In Devon and Dorset a gritty bed with numerous fossils occurs towards the base of the chalk. 2. a. Full of or containing minute hard particles impairing the quality or condition of the substance which harbours them, or rendering it unpleasant. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > gritty gritty1613 gravellya1634 chiselly1652 tartareous1669 1613 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (rev. ed.) i. xx. 44 A fantasie conceived..by eating of some gretty piece of bread. 1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 491 They sopped that gritty bread in the wine that was made of very old Lees. 1706 J. Gardiner tr. R. Rapin Of Gardens iv. 164 The worthless Thorn a valu'd Plumb shall bear, And what was gritty be a luscious Pear. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iii. 60 Hitching your knife in the gritty flaws of a black-lead pencil. 1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica x. 399 Of a dull and rough fracture, gritty under the teeth. 1837 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in J. Ablett Lit. Hours 138 These young bakers make their bread very gritty. b. figurative of literary style, with allusion to the unpleasant quality of ‘gritty’ bread. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > harsh rough?1520 scabrousa1585 harsh1594 unsmooth1610 unsmoothed1614 truculent1850 abrasive1861 gritty1882 1882 J. C. Morison Macaulay 68 Alternate pages of extract and comment—generally rather dull and gritty. 1894 A. Birrell Ess. xi. 122 The style is gritty and the story far from exciting. 3. U.S. colloquial. Having firmness of character or courage; full of determination or pluck. ΚΠ 1843 J. S. Robb Streaks Squatter Life 106 Thur never was a grittyer crowd congregated before on that stream. 18.. J. R. Lowell Interview M. Standish in Poems (1890) I. 222 My neighbor Buckingham Hath somewhat in him gritty, Some Pilgrim-stuff that hates all sham. 1891 Cent. Mag. Nov. 65 They were captured by a band of gritty frontiersmen under Sheriff Boswell. Draft additions February 2005 Harsh; bleak; unsparingly realistic. ΚΠ 1890 N.Y. Times 1 Sept. 3/1 Trollope and Froude give you the hard, gritty facts, and Lafcadio Hearn the sentiment and poetry of this beautiful island. 1936 H. S. Commager Theodore Parker xiii. 287 He did not condescend to his audience, but gave them the hard, gritty truth, and learning too. 1974 Times 24 Jan. 13/6 Those fine episodes of yore, with their gritty realism and low-key action. 2003 Art Q. Spring 36/1 In his unflinchingly accurate depictions of the prostitutes, sailors, and longshoremen.., he worked in the gritty, naturalistic style of his mentor, Gustave Courbet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † grittyadj.² Brit. /ˈɡrɪti/, U.S. /ˈɡrɪdi/ Forms: In Middle English–1500s grytty, 1500s grittie. Etymology: Origin unknown; connection with grate n.¹ is suggested by the sense. Obsolete. Heraldry. Of a field: Composed equally of a metal and a colour. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [adjective] > metal and colour gritty1486 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. B v Thre Cootarmuris grytty ther bene in armys. 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 76 After this furre, as many as are out of these orders aforesaid, shall be named of the colour and mettall they are of, and haue bin commonly called Grytty of Herehaughtes. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 204 The first feeld that is Grittie, is, when as the feeld is checqued of two or more cullors. 1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Grittie, a term used by English writers to express the field when composed equally of metal and colour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1598adj.²1486
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