GRITTY

adj. 1 sandy, gravelly, granular, grainy, rough, abrasive, rasping, arenose The texture of the mud-pack felt somewhat gritty on her face 2 courageous, valorous, brave, resolute, tough, mettlesome, plucky, spirited, game, intrepid, dauntless, tenacious, determined, persistent, firm, hardy, staunch, stalwart, doughty, fearless, Colloq gutsy, spunky The band of gritty frontiersman was led by Sheriff Boswell