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/ˌnɪtiˈɡɹɪti/ · noun
(originally US, colloquial, also attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist..
He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.
1976, United States. National Commission on Arthritis and Related Musculoskeletal Diseases, Arthritis - Out of the Maze We deal with them at a very, very nitty gritty level, and we deal with the results of years and years of problems that they've had in the past.
Use nitty-gritty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nitty-gritty means (originally US, colloquial, also attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist..
Common synonyms include brass tacks, nuts and bolts, bowels, sum.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.
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