GRITTY


Meaning of GRITTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgri-tē ]

adjective

( grit·ti·er ; -est )

Date: 1598

1. : containing or resembling grit

2. : courageously persistent : plucky

a gritty heroine

3. : having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism

a gritty novel

• grit·ti·ly ˈgri-tə-lē adverb

• grit·ti·ness ˈgri-tē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.