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flintinesses

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flint⋅y

[flin-tee]
–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


flint⋅i⋅ly, adverb
flint⋅i⋅ness, noun
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