flinty

Adjective
US[flin-tee]/ˈflɪnti/2 syllables
Synonyms: flintgraniticobduratestony

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)flintier, flintiest

  1. containing flintRelating to flint
  2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings“his flinty gaze”“the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart”Synonyms: flintgraniticobduratestonyOpposite soft-boiledSimilar hardhearted, heartless

Related words flint noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Flint′y adjective [Compar. Flintier; superlative Flintiest.]

Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.

Flinty rock, or Flinty state, a siliceous slate; — basanite is here included. See Basanite.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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