gritty

Etymology

grit + -y

adj

  1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
  2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
    The runt was the grittiest pup of all; for days he writhed out of one convulsion into the next—calmed from one only to go through it all over again. 1944, Emily Carr, “Poison”, in The House of All Sorts
  3. (film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

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