flinty

  • 21flinty — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hard, unmerciful, obdurate; see callous , cruel 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hard, firm, stony, inflexible, rigid, unmerciful, coldhearted, hardened, heartless, unsympathetic. ANT.: soft, warmhearted,… …

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  • 22flinty — flint·y || flɪntɪ adj. hard as flint, hard as stone, unyielding; cruel, brutal; containing flint …

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  • 23flinty — adjective (flintier, flintiest) 1》 relating to, containing, or reminiscent of flint. 2》 (of a person or their expression) very hard and unyielding. Derivatives flintily adverb flintiness noun …

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  • 24flinty — adj 1. adamantine, impenetrable, unyielding, hard as flint, firm, durable; stony, rocky, granitic; callous, horny. 2. indurate, hardened, inured; unfeeling, unimpressi ble, stony hearted, cold hearted; cruel, unmerciful, merciless, pitiless, hard …

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  • 25Flintier — 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;… …

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  • 26Flintiest — 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;… …

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  • 27flintily — flinty ► ADJECTIVE (flintier, flintiest) 1) of, containing, or resembling flint. 2) grim and unyielding: a flinty stare. DERIVATIVES flintily adverb flintiness noun …

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  • 28flintiness — flinty ► ADJECTIVE (flintier, flintiest) 1) of, containing, or resembling flint. 2) grim and unyielding: a flinty stare. DERIVATIVES flintily adverb flintiness noun …

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  • 29flint´i|ness — flint|y «FLIHN tee», adjective, flint|i|er, flint|i|est. 1. made of flint; containing flint: »... some flinty concretions of Late Cretaceous age (Raymond Cecil Moore). 2. Figurative. like flint; very hard; …

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  • 30flint´i|ly — flint|y «FLIHN tee», adjective, flint|i|er, flint|i|est. 1. made of flint; containing flint: »... some flinty concretions of Late Cretaceous age (Raymond Cecil Moore). 2. Figurative. like flint; very hard; …

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