Gritty (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The dusty attic air was filled with gritty particles that made it hard to breathe.
- Her fingers were gritty from gardening all day without gloves.
- The road was gritty from the trucks that had driven over the wet gravel.
- The gritty texture of the painting added a sense of realism to the depiction of the rocky landscape.
- After a week of camping, her skin felt gritty from the dirt and sweat.