Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing or composed of flint.
- adjective Unyielding; stern.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the nature of flint; abounding in flint, or having a flint-like quality: as, a flinty rock; a flinty fracture; flinty ground.
- Figuratively, hard as flint; obdurate; cruel; unmerciful: as, a flinty heart.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint
- adjective a siliceous slate; -- basanite is here included. See
Basanite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling or containing
flint . - adjective Showing a
lack ofemotion . - adjective Having a
taste characteristic of certainwhite wines , especiallyChablis , supposed to evoke the sensation of flint strikingsteel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective containing flint
- adjective showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Etymologies
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Examples
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He jerked his head at Helen as he passed the Cells office on his way out, his expression flinty; Helen scrambled to keep up as he strode away.
Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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He used one of his favorite terms -- "flinty" -- to describe Mr. Simpson.
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"I have the tenacity of a Dagny Taggart," says Mr. Aglialoro, referring to the flinty heroine of "Atlas Shrugged."
Atlas Struggled John Fund 2011
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Expression flinty, Carmine stared at an unrepentant Helen MacIntosh as she sat on the opposite side of the kitchen table he preferred to a desk, with its drawers, kneeholes, modesty panels and nice wood tops.
Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010
minerva commented on the word flinty
I had written a great part of another long letter, to try to soften thy flinty heart in her favour...
Belford to Lovelace, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
December 18, 2007