1
[ adjective ] composed of or covered with relatively large particles

Synonyms

granular sandy coarse-grained granulose mealy grainy farinaceous

Examples

"granular sugar" "gritty sand"

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

Below in the open bay facing Manhattan was Staten_Island , gritty with clam_shells and mud_flats behind which nested farms , cattle barns , and berry thickets .

Related terms

coarse

2
[ adjective ] willing to face danger

Synonyms

gamy gamey mettlesome spirited spunky game

Related terms

brave

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Rhymes with

integrity pretty vulgarity trinity rarity kitty realty bitty pity ditty witty city gravity charity inferiority celebrity seniority austerity maturity superiority dexterity insecurity verity reciprocity immaturity purity clarity unpopularity insularity severity illegality ubiquity commitee committee subcommittee incongruity immortality discontinuity scarcity complexity community immunity impunity varsity unity itty-bitty amity christianity impartiality materiality speciality connectivity publicity indemnity simplicity activity objectivity hyperactivity identity authenticity tranquility gentility reflexivity obscenity subjectivity duplicity intensity receptivity liquidity serendipity infinity multiplicity propensity inactivity complicity productivity sterility comity entity levity enmity gratuity eventuality immorality pomposity plurality sentimentality mendacity veracity centrality instrumentality insanity virtuosity infirmity punctuality individuality mentality adversity virginity nudity fertility infertility density vanity sanctity causality bestiality technicality immobility predictability identity portability suitability plausibility unreliability vicinity gullibility unprofitability stupidity stability permeability yosemite unpredictability facility passivity equanimity ethnicity durability eligibility disability necessity desirability culpability unavailability visibility motility convertibility humility mobility sensitivity comparability sensibility maneuverability unanimity lividity liability believability fallibility availability respectability anonymity invincibility invulnerability transferability accessibility instability readability vulnerability inflexibility infidelity variability inevitability infallibility dependability indestructibility taxability validity credibility advisability incompatibility incivility profitability inability impossibility sustainability affinity annuity informality heterosexuality humanity hypersensitivity fraternity fatality functionality diversity originality paternity perpetuity conditionality criminality mutuality brutality calamity capacity maternity nationality personality annuity banality rationality

Phonetic and Homophones

G R IH1 T IY0

Similar Spelling

grotty grit grot Grout Groth Grote groat griot Greta greet great grate grotto Grothe Gretta Grady

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