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Another word for gritty

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Adjective

  1. Consisting of or covered with large particles

      1. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
      2. Rough, especially to the touch:
      3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
      1. Made of or resembling grain; granular.
      2. Having a granular appearance, as from the clumping of particles in the emulsion of a photograph.
      3. Resembling the grain of wood.
      1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains:
      2. Having a high level of detail, as in a set of data:
      3. Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains; as, a granular substance. Grainy. Granular limestone, crystalline limestone, or marble, having a granular structure.
      1. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
      2. Lacking polish or finesse:
      3. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
    See also:

    smooth

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Another word for gritty

Modifier

  1. Containing grit

  2. Brave

    See also:

    brave

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Sentence Examples

  • They require warm sunny spots and rich gritty soil.

  • A South African genus of composites requiring very warm sunny spots and rich gritty soil.

  • rupicola, 2 to 3 in., intense blue, is a fine rock plant, preferring shady situations and gritty soil; M.

  • Gritty welldrained soil.

  • The borders should consist of 3 parts rich turfy loam, the top spit of a pasture, and i part light gritty earth, such as road-grit, with a small portion (one-sixth) of fine brick rubbish.

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