gritty

adjectives

composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
"granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
is derived from
grit
willing to face danger
game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
is derived from
grit