gritty vs gutsy

gritty

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

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

  • Spirited; resolute; unyielding. 

gutsy

adj
  • Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts. 

  • Not showing due respect. 

How often have the words gritty and gutsy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )