granitic
AdjectiveUS[gruh-nit-ik]/ɡrəˈnɪtɪk/3 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings“his flinty gaze”“the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart”Synonyms: flintyflintobduratestonyOpposite soft-boiledSimilar hardhearted, heartless
- hard as granite“a granitic fist”Synonyms: granitelikerocklikestonyOpposite softSimilar hard
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Gra·nit′ic adjective
Origin: Cf. F. granitique.
1. Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the nature of granite; as, granitic texture.
2. Consisting of granite; as, granitic mountains.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54