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Gritty meaning

  1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
  2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
  3. Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

Synonyms of Gritty

farinaceous spunky spirited mettlesome gamey gamy game harsh coarse mealy granulose granular grainy coarse-grained brave

Using Gritty

  • The main meaning on this page is: Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. | Spirited; resolute; unyielding. | Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.
  • Useful related words include: farinaceous, spunky, spirited, mettlesome.
  • In the example corpus, gritty often appears in combinations such as: and gritty, the gritty, gritty and.

Context around Gritty

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Gritty

  • In this selection, "gritty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nitty, less, beloved, win, feels and featured stand out and add context to how "gritty" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a gritty dark layer and city s gritty industrial landscape. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gritty" sits close to words such as adorned, breathtaking and burrow, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gritty

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Colorado gets gritty win over Washington, advances in Pac-12. (10 words)

And maybe, just maybe, your gritty little Nuggets flipped the narrative. (11 words)

But they’re beginning to establish a gritty, hard-nosed system from the net out. (15 words)

But they put engineer/producer Terry Manning on the line, and lo and behold, as my head reeled, he ever so kindly took the time to tell teenage me all about the nitty gritty, the mics and guitars and amps and gizmos. (42 words)

And yesterday afternoon, we fired off a podcast with John McEuen–he is the founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and he will be at Rams Head on the 21st– do give it a listen and grab some tickets. (40 words)

A reboot of the gritty crime classic has been in development for more than a decade, but the latest update regarding the film's director should be the final nail in the coffin to prevent the troubled remake from happening. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Whereas the previous games have all been fairly dark and gritty - with each entry getting progressively less gritty - feels more akin to a Disney movie, with every character having smooth-as-butter skin and cartoonish faces.

Gritty Featured In Pretentious New York MagazineOur beloved Gritty may not be hosting the Academy Awards but he is featured in a pretentious New York magazine.

After became a blockbuster, Hollywood decided that gritty was always good—even if it didn't fit the material (think: Snow White and the Huntsman,movie, and Zack Snyder's dark take on Superman, comics' most hopeful superhero).

A gritty, dark layer covered the Aspen-Snowmass ski areas as well as the other mountains in the area.

And maybe, just maybe, your gritty little Nuggets flipped the narrative.

And yesterday afternoon, we fired off a podcast with John McEuen–he is the founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and he will be at Rams Head on the 21st– do give it a listen and grab some tickets.

A reboot of the gritty crime classic has been in development for more than a decade, but the latest update regarding the film's director should be the final nail in the coffin to prevent the troubled remake from happening.

Batman and Superman's climactic battle in the film takes place on a dreary night in Gotham, Superman being poisoned with Kryptonite for the first time while overlooking the city's gritty industrial landscape.

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Battle-tested through five Eastern Conference finals trips and an NBA Finals appearance, the 29-year-old grew into becoming a fan favorite for his unmatched hustle and gritty play style.

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Bishop was the only GW player who finished with double figures, in what turned into a gritty, defensive rivalry matchup.

But, before we get into the nitty gritty of my entire experience, I know you guys are wondering what the hell all of this must cost.

But eventually, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown stepped up and stole the show, carrying Boston to a gritty win, despite a team field-goal percentage of less than 40 percent.

But then I heard that one of my favourite travel writers, Jonathan Raban, had died and the impact which his gritty books have had on me over many a long year just had to take precedence.

But there's also a very interesting genre with more ominous qualities; these dramas are somewhat dark and gritty, with a mind-bending quality to them.

But they put engineer/producer Terry Manning on the line, and lo and behold, as my head reeled, he ever so kindly took the time to tell teenage me all about the nitty gritty, the mics and guitars and amps and gizmos.

But they’re beginning to establish a gritty, hard-nosed system from the net out.

Colorado gets gritty win over Washington, advances in Pac-12.

Dark, gritty and real, is a Canadian-produced film that will keep audiences gripped from start to finish.

DeMatteis and Zeck are masters, and this brutal, grim, and gritty story ranks among the best Spider-Man stories of all time.

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Common combinations with gritty

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gritty" in a sentence?
An example: "Whereas the previous games have all been fairly dark and gritty - with each entry getting progressively less gritty - feels more akin to a Disney movie, with every character having smooth-as-butter skin and cartoonish faces." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gritty" from authentic English texts.
What does "gritty" mean?
Gritty means: Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
What are synonyms of "gritty"?
Common synonyms of "gritty" include: farinaceous, spunky, spirited, mettlesome, gamey, gamy, game, harsh. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gritty" are there?
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