Associations to the word «Gritty»

Wiktionary

GRITTY, adjective. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
GRITTY, adjective. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
GRITTY, adjective. (film) (literature) Intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent.

Dictionary definition

GRITTY, adjective. Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue".
GRITTY, adjective. Willing to face danger.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley