gritty in WordNet English dictionary

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"
   farinaceous  coarse-grained  grainy  granular  granulose  gritty  mealy 
   
2. willing to face danger
   game  gamy  gamey  gritty  mettlesome  spirited  spunky