gritty

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

• Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.

Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

• That goth woman is very gritty.

Intense and starkly realistic; depicting harsh reality, especially violence.