Comparative form of 'gristly'; containing more gristle or having a grittier, less appetizing texture.
Comparative form of 'gristly,' from 'gristle' with the comparative suffix '-ier.'
In Victorian cookbooks, butchers and cooks were actually praised for skill at removing gristles—this tedious job was so common that novels used it as a metaphor for boring, repetitive work.
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