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adjective. uk / ˈflɪn.ti / us / ˈflɪn.t̬i / Add to word list. made of or like flint: a flinty material. severe and determined: He looked at me with flinty eyes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geology: types of rock. agglomerate. arenaceous. arenite. asthenosphere. asthenospheric. emery. gneiss. haematite. indurated. intrusive. lahar.
1. : resembling flint. especially : stern, unyielding. flinty determination. 2. : composed of or covered with flint. flintily. ˈflin-tə-lē. adverb. flintiness. ˈflin-tē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. austere. authoritarian. hard. harsh. heavy-handed. ramrod. rigid. rigorous.
Flinty definition: composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.. See examples of FLINTY used in a sentence.
Something that's made of or contains flint, or hard silica rock, is flinty. Flinty soil is rough and rocky, and not the best for planting a garden. Flinty earth is studded with jagged flakes of flint, and the adjective is often used in a figurative way to capture an equally rough and stony mood or personality.
If you describe a person or someone's character or expression as flinty, you mean they are harsh and show no emotion. ...her flinty stare. ...a man of flinty determination.
adjective. us / ˈflɪn.t̬i / uk / ˈflɪn.ti / Add to word list. made of or like flint: a flinty material. severe and determined: He looked at me with flinty eyes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geology: types of rock. agglomerate. arenaceous. arenite. asthenosphere. asthenospheric. emery. flint. gneiss. hematite. indurated. intrusive.
Define flinty. flinty synonyms, flinty pronunciation, flinty translation, English dictionary definition of flinty. 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. American Heritage®...
adjective. flintier, flintiest. Made of or containing flint. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Like flint; extremely hard and firm; inflexible. A flinty heart. Webster's New World. Unyielding; stern. A flinty manner. American Heritage. Siliceous (including basanite) Flinty rock; flinty slate. Wiktionary. Showing a lack of emotion.
Definition of flinty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness. 2. unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate. a flinty heart.
