Gritty and Harsh

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Gritty adjective - Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.

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Harsh and gritty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harsh" instead an adjective "Gritty".

Nearby Words: grit, gritted, gritting

Harsh adjective - Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles.

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Gritty and harsh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gritty" instead an adjective "Harsh".

Nearby Words: harshness, harshly

The combination of a voice that could sound gritty and harsh *while* hitting very loud and high ranges created this effect many years before the vocalist most known for it came along.

Source: Music / Tokyo Yankees
Guttural Growler: Many, if not all black metal vocalists have an incredibly harsh and gritty voice, while not singing (live).

Source: Black Metal
The story doesn't shy away from revealing the gritty, harsh conditions of Mossflower, and the series centers around different groups trying to survive in their environment.The story mostly centers around two different factions.

Source: Fanfic / What Lies Beyond the Walls

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