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grittiness|ˈgrɪtɪnɪs|
[f. gritty a.1 + -ness.]
The quality, state, or condition of being gritty.
1611Florio, Grezzaria, grittinesse, ruggednesse. 1659Torriano, Arenosita, sandinesse, grettinesse. 1707Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 349 Wash them well to take away all the Grittiness. 1769J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumbld. I. iii. 33 It melts in the mouth, and has no disagreeable taste; pure, and free from grittiness. 1874G. Lawson Dis. Eye 14 A constant feeling of grittiness of the eye. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 459 Imparting to the teeth a sense of grittiness, due to the presence of great numbers of minute crystals of the oxalate of calcium. 1896Daily News 15 Apr. 7/5 A hazel loam with some character of grittiness.
fig.1898F. Harrison in 19th Cent. Sept. 376 Froude's English..has none of the artifices of Macaulay, nor the grimaces of Carlyle,..nor the grittiness of Hallam and Grote. |