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Gritty vs Harsh - What's the difference?

gritty | harsh |

As adjectives the difference between gritty and harsh

is that gritty is containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles while harsh is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

As a verb harsh is

(slang) to negatively criticize.

gritty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
  • Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
  • (film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent.

    • harsh

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • Severe or cruel.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.}}

    Antonyms

    * genteel

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To negatively criticize.
    • Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
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  • (slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
    • Dude, you're harshing my buzz.
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    • Synonyms

    * rough

    Derived terms

    * harshly * harshness