The gritty, grinning captain of paratroopers had fought for almost a decade in jungle and mountains (Time).
SYNONYM(S): resolute.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
grit — grit; grit·less; grit·ti·ly; grit·ti·ness; grit·tle; grit·ty; ne·grit·ic; ne·grit·oid; … English syllables
grit´ti|ly — grit|ty «GRIHT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. of or containing grit; like grit; sandy. 2. Informal, Figurative. courageous; plucky: »The gritty, grinning captain of paratroopers had fought f … Useful english dictionary
grit|ty — «GRIHT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. of or containing grit; like grit; sandy. 2. Informal, Figurative. courageous; plucky: »The gritty, grinning captain of paratroopers had fought f … Useful english dictionary
grittiness — grit·ti·ness … English syllables
gritty — grit•ty [[t]ˈgrɪt i[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est 1) consisting of, containing, or resembling grit; sandy 2) resolute and courageous; plucky • Etymology: 1590–1600 grit′ti•ly, adv. grit′ti•ness, n … From formal English to slang
ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… … English syllables
Grittiness — Grit ti*ness ( t[i^]*n[e^]s), n. The quality of being gritty. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NE — NE; Ne; ne·allotype; ne·an·der·thal·er; ne·an·ic; ne·anthropic; ne·an·thro·pi·nae; ne·arctic; ne·ar·thro·sis; ne·as·cus; ne·ba·lia; ne·ba·li·a·cea; ne·bel; ne·ben·kern; ne·bras·ka; ne·bu·li·um; ne·ca·tor; ne·ces·si·tar·i·an·ism;… … English syllables
tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; … English syllables
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
