grittyadjective
uk/ˈɡrɪt.i/us/ˈɡrɪt̬.i/gritty adjective (SANDY)
containing grit or like grit
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Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- acid
- acidic
- compress
- filtrate
- granulated
- heavy water
- limy
- liquid
- molten
- non-flammable
- permeability
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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gritty adjective (BRAVE)
brave and determined:
He showed the gritty determination that we've come to expect from him.
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Brave and courageous
- adventurous
- audacious
- ballsy
- be man enough to do sth idiom
- bite
- faint
- get sth up
- get your courage up idiom
- grasp
- grasp the nettle idiom
- gutsy
- have nerves of steel idiom
- knightly
- muster
- nerve
- pluck up your courage idiom
- plucky
- screw
- screw up your courage idiom
- spunky
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Strong-willed
gritty adjective (UNPLEASANT)
showing or having a lot of unpleasant details or features:
a gritty portrayal of inner-city poverty
a gritty documentary
a gritty London suburb
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True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not gold idiom
- apocryphal
- fairy tale
- faithful
- false
- falsely
- fictional
- glitter
- nominal
- practically
- pretend
- proper
- properly
- properly speaking idiom
- pukka
- verily
- well founded
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