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flinty

 [flin-tee]   Origin

flint·y

   [flin-tee]
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:
1530–40; flint + -y1

Related forms
flint·i·ly, adverb
flint·i·ness, noun
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flinty (ˈflɪntɪ)
 
—adj , flintier, flintiest
1.  of, relating to, or resembling flint
2.  hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding
 
'flintily
 
—adv
 
'flintiness
 
—n

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flinty
hard-hearted, 1530s, from flint + -y (2).
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