gritty (grit i)

[ Sometimes also methought I found this powder... somewhat gritty between the teeth. Boyle, Works, III. 108. Coarse, gritty , and sandy papers are fit only for blotters and blunderers; no good draughtsman would lay a line on them. Ruskin, Elements of Drawing. It was damp and dark, and the floors felt gritty to the H. James, Jr., Little Tour, p. 192. feet. 2. Courageous and resolute; determined; plucky. Thought I, my neighbor Bucking ham Hath somewhat in him gritty , Some Pilgrim stuff, that hates all sham, And he will print my ditty. Lowell , Interview with Miles Standish. I 'lowed I'd see what sort uv stuff you've got, see in's you wuz so almighty gritty . A bigger man'n you could n' hold agin me. E. Eggleston, The Graysons, x.