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Definition of gritty : 1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

Synonyms:

farinaceous, purposeful, zippy, naughty, abrasive, kosher, rasping, chondritic, spicy, ambitious, gold-plated, apparent, bouncing, motivated, foamy, muddy, racy, objective, grass, crumbly, brave, amyloidal, dusty, halting, juicy, plucky, enlivened, rough, starchlike, peppy, armor-plated, gilded, mettlesome, gift-wrapped, loose, gamy, furry, friable, large-grained, authentic, real-world, coarse, driven, cobbled, halt, true, frothy, granular, lumpy, powdery, physical, courageous, genuine, permeable, smooth, gimpy, dedicated, gamey, granulose, feisty, risque, realistic, grainy, fearless, porous, raspy, amyloid, amylaceous, crippled, persistent, coarse-grained, sandy, sedulous, game, high, insistent, blue, real, bouncy, spunky, competitive, mealy, spirited, lame, gilt

determined, resolute

Usage examples:

• I'm terribly gritty- as gritty as any man- but I can't do that!" - "Richard Dare's Venture", Edward Stratemeyer.
• One day towards the last of the month a bitter wind was driving through the bleak, stony little street, sending clouds of gritty, frozen dust before it. - "The Front Yard", Constance Fenimore Woolson.
• The broad streets were hilly; the wind, coming in puffs, met them with clouds of gritty white dust. - "The Getting of Wisdom", Henry Handel Richardson.