flinty

  • 11flinty — adjective a flinty expression or person does not show emotions: Duvall gave him a flinty stare …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12flinty — adjective (flintier; est) Date: 1536 1. resembling flint; especially stern, unyielding < flinty determination > 2. composed of or covered with flint • flintily adverb • flintiness noun …

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  • 13flinty — flintily, adv. flintiness, n. /flin tee/, adj., flintier, flintiest. 1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness. 2. unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate: a flinty heart. [1530 40; FLINT + Y1] * * * …

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  • 14flinty — flint•y [[t]ˈflɪn ti[/t]] adj. flint•i•er, flint•i•est 1) composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness 2) unyielding; obdurate: a flinty heart[/ex] • Etymology: 1530–40 flint′i•ly, adv. flint′i•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15flinty — /ˈflɪnti/ (say flintee) adjective (flintier, flintiest) 1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint; hard as flint. 2. obdurate; cruel; unmerciful: a flinty heart. 3. (of wine) having a very dry finish. {flint + y1} –flintily, adverb&#8230; …

  • 16flinty — adjective 1. containing flint • Pertains to noun: ↑flint • Derivationally related forms: ↑flint 2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings his flinty gaze the child s misery would move even the most obdurate heart …

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  • 17Flinty rock — Flinty Flint y, a. [Compar. {Flintier}; superl. {Flintiest}.] Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. [1913 Webster] {Flinty rock}, or {Flinty state}, a siliceous slate;&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Flinty state — Flinty Flint y, a. [Compar. {Flintier}; superl. {Flintiest}.] Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. [1913 Webster] {Flinty rock}, or {Flinty state}, a siliceous slate;&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19flinty — adjective a) Resembling or containing flint. b) Showing a lack of emotion …

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  • 20flinty — Synonyms and related words: Philistine, adamant, adamantine, bony, bowelless, callous, calloused, case hardened, cast iron, cement, cemental, concrete, constant, corneous, cruel, dense, diamondlike, dog eat dog, dour, dure, firm, fixed, flintlike …

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