gritty

gritty is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. adjective. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
3. adjective. willing to face danger

   Synonyms: game, gamey, gamy, mettlesome, spirited, spunky

4. adjective. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

   "granular sugar"

   "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"

   Synonyms: farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, mealy

Synonyms

game, gamey, gamy, mettlesome, spirited, spunky, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, mealy

Common word forms

grittier, grittily, grittiest

Words from these letters

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