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flintiness

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flint⋅y

  [flin-tee]
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–adjective, flint⋅i⋅er, flint⋅i⋅est.
1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness.
2. unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate: a flinty heart.
Origin:
1530–40; flint + -y 1

Related forms:
flint⋅i⋅ly, adverb
flint⋅i⋅ness, noun
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flint·y   (flĭn'tē)   
adj.   flint·i·er, flint·i·est

  1. Containing or composed of flint.

  2. Unyielding; stern: a flinty manner.

flint'i·ly adv., flint'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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