gritty

As an adjective gritty

is containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

As a noun gitty is

a narrow, pedestrian, passageway in a residential area, between high brick walls, wooden fences, hedges, etc.

As adjectives the difference between gritty and grotty

is that gritty is containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles while grotty is (slang|british|canada|australia|nz) unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective gritty is

containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

As an adjective gritty

is containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

As an adverb grittily is

in a gritty way.