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knitty-gritty

knitty-gritty is the alternative spelling of nitty-gritty.

Meaning of nitty-gritty

Noun

nitty-gritty (uncountable)

  1. (also, attributive, colloquial) The core or essence of something; the gist.
    • He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.
    Synonyms:
    brass tacks, nuts and bolts, bowels, sum, core, crux, essence, gist, drift, guts

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Forms of knitty-gritty

comparativemore knitty-gritty
superlativemost knitty-gritty

Questions about knitty-gritty

What is knitty-gritty the alternative spelling of?
Knitty-gritty is the alternative spelling of nitty-gritty.

Words near knitty-gritty in the dictionary

  1. knitting-needles
  2. knittings
  3. knittle
  4. knittles
  5. KnitTok
  6. knitty-gritty
  7. knitwear
  8. knitwears
  9. knitwise
  10. knitwork
  11. knitworks

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