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How to pronounce gritty in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, mealy
Derivation grit
Type Words
Synonyms game, gamey, gamy, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
Derivation grit

Examples of gritty

gritty
After untold rounds of failed talks, the sides should focus on the nitty-gritty.
From the newsweek.com
The districting master will delve into the nitty-gritty of redrawing boundaries.
From the thenewstribune.com
Inarritu is bent on keeping things bleak in the gritty, dirty world he explores.
From the kansas.com
Randall Cobb was Wildcat wonderful at Auburn and a gritty catalyst at Nashville.
From the kentucky.com
So if the flavor has a little more gritty guitar rock this time around, why not?
From the al.com
It was beautifully presented, but had the same pungent taste and gritty texture.
From the theatlantic.com
This is a neighborhood on the rebound with an urban mix of gritty and glamorous.
From the orlandosentinel.com
There's an exciting urban renewal happening in the gritty buildings of Waterloo.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Ganja is out as the main ingredient, replaced by gritty steam-powered machinery.
From the npr.org
More examples
  • Farinaceous: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
  • Game: willing to face danger
  • Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles; Spirited; resolute; unyielding
  • Attributable to the use of too much salt or undissolved salt due to insufficient working of butter
  • Coarse texture and tactile sensation on the taste buds in the mouth