gritty
gritty
Definition
gritty (grit′ē)
adjective -·tier, -·ti·est
- of, like, or containing grit; sandy
- brave; plucky
- characterized by detailed, intensely realistic presentation of the subject, characters, etc., esp. in their negative or unpleasant aspects a gritty novel
grit′·tily adverb
grit′·ti·ness noun
gritty
Synonyms
gritty
modif.
gritty
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- life: It is too abstract, too divorced from the nitty gritty of business life.
Modifies a noun
- realism: A bit of gritty realism, which I am sure got a few record executives hot under the collar.
- dramas: The vast majority of New Queer Cinema works were gritty urban dramas, set in New York or Chicago, Portland or London.
- thriller: His next slated project is the gritty urban thriller, Cold Living.
- portrayal: Well this film is all the better for the gritty portrayal of the social outcast that Ben Sanderson has become.
- compost: The sage has been put into a pot of gritty compost instead.
- drama: What follows is gritty kitchen sink drama of the highest order.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: Only slightly gritty from where the lid had come off in the tackle sack!
- really: We'd love to see you take on a really gritty role.
- very: All these ' nice ' stories are actually very gritty at their core.
- much: This particular album saw a much grittier side from David.
- rather: I also dip into London Orbital by Iain Sinclair he has the same rather gritty view of the capital.
- so: Good drainage is essential for drought tolerant plants and so gritty topsoil has been used, mounded up into bunds over rubble filled subsoil.
Used with adjective complement
