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grittiest

grittiest is the superlative form of gritty.

Meaning of gritty

Adjective

gritty (comparative grittier, superlative grittiest)

  1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
    • Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.1949 June 8, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC, Part I, Chapter I
  2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
    • That goth woman is very gritty.
  3. Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.

Questions about grittiest

What is grittiest the superlative form of?
Grittiest is the superlative form of gritty.

Words near grittiest in the dictionary

  1. gritted one's teeth
  2. gritten
  3. gritter
  4. gritters
  5. grittier
  6. grittiest
  7. grittily
  8. grittiness
  9. grittinesses
  10. gritting
  11. gritting one's teeth

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