About The Word Nitty-gritty

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Nitty-gritty

Nitty-gritty Meaning & Definition
Nitty-gritty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nitty-gritty?

[n] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nitty-gritty: center | core | essence | gist | heart | heart and soul | inwardness | kernel | marrow | meat | nub | pith | substance | sum

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nitty-gritty: absolute fact | accepted fact | axiom | bald fact | bare fact | brutal fact | center | circumstance | cold fact | conceded fact | core | datum | demonstrable fact | elixir | empirical fact | essence | essential | established fact | fact | fact of experience | flower | focus | fundamental | gist | given fact | gravamen | hard fact | heart | hypostasis | indisputable fact | inescapable fact | inner essence | kernel | marrow | matter of fact | meat | naked fact | not guesswork | not opinion | nub | nucleus | nuts and bolts | pith | plain | positive fact | postulate | principle | provable fact | quid | quiddity | quintessence | salient fact | sap | self-evident fact | significant fact | simple fact | sober fact | soul | spirit | stubborn fact | stuff | substance | the case | the nitty-gritty | undeniable fact | well-known fact

See Also | cognitive content | content | haecceity | hypostasis | mental object | quiddity | quintessence | stuff

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