gritty

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gritty [gritty grittier grittiest] BrE [ˈɡrɪti] NAmE [ˈɡrɪti] adjective (gritt·ier, grit·ti·est)
1. containing or like ↑grit
•a layer of gritty dust
2. showing the courage and determination to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant
•gritty determination
•a gritty performance from the British player
•Tottenham's gritty fightback was rewarded by a goal in the closing minutes.
3. showing sth unpleasant as it really is
•a gritty description of urban violence
•gritty realism
see also ↑nitty-gritty
Derived Words: ↑grittily ▪ ↑grittiness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  game, gamy, gamey, mettlesome, spirited, spunky, farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, mealy