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1. Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
   "the photographs were gritty and indistinct";
   - farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, mealy
    
2. Willing to face danger
   - game [informal], gamy, gamey, mettlesome, spirited, spunky [informal]
    
3. Starkly realistic
   "It's what our films are known for, a kind of gritty realism."

Derived forms: grittiest, grittier

See also: brave, coarse, courageous, harsh

Encyclopedia: Gritty