See Also: gritty(1)(dictionary)
gritty(2)(dictionary)
gritty(dictionary)
nitty-gritty(dictionary)
nitty-gritty(dictionary)

nagging (oh) and gritty(1) (iou)


nagging (oh)



making you worry or feel pain slightly all the time
nagging feeling/doubt/suspicion etc
::There was still a nagging doubt in the back of her mind.
::Lee had a nagging pain in her back.
always complaining
::a nagging wife

gritty(1) (iou)



gritty adjective1. L16.
[from GRIT noun1 + -Y1.]
Of the Nature of or resembling grit; containing, consisting of, or covered with grit; sandy. Also, (of sound) low and rough, gravelly. L16.
R. Shaw He saw that their..bodies were gritty from the ashes of the fires. O. Manning A hot and gritty wind blew through the streets. A. Tyler The gritty click of heels on the sidewalk.
spec. Containing minute hard particles which impair or make unpleasant the substance harbouring them. E17.
W. S. Landor These young bakers make their bread very gritty.
b. fig. Of literary style: difficult to read through, tedious. L19.
Having strength of character; plucky, courageous. colloq. M19.
USA Today The kind of people who made it from nothinggritty and gutsy people.
grittily adverb E20.
grittiness noun E17.