nitty-gritty

Noun CEFR C1

ˌnɪtiˈɡɹɪti

Definitions

The core or essence of something; the gist.

also, attributive, colloquial, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolmeollo

DeutschWesentliche

6 more languages

Suomiydin

Íslenskaaðalatriði kjarni

Latviešukas lācītim vēderā

Polskikonkret sedno

Svenskapudelns kärna

Examples

“He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Nitwit nitwittedness nitwittery Nitz Nitzel niu

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