flinty

[ flin-tee ]
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adjective,flint·i·er, flint·i·est.
  1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.

  2. unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate: a flinty heart.

Origin of flinty

1
First recorded in 1530–40; flint + -y1

Other words from flinty

  • flint·i·ly, adverb
  • flint·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for flinty

flinty

/ (ˈflɪntɪ) /


adjectiveflintier or flintiest
  1. of, relating to, or resembling flint

  2. hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding

Derived forms of flinty

  • flintily, adverb
  • flintiness, noun

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