gritty vs hardy

gritty

adj
  • Spirited; resolute; unyielding. 

  • Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. 

  • Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence. 

hardy

adj
  • Brave and resolute. 

  • Impudent. 

  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. 

  • Able to survive adverse growing conditions. 

noun
  • Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy. 

  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. 

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