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adjective
- 1. of, containing, or reminiscent of flint: "flinty soil"
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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.
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. alabaster. arenaceous. arenite. asthenosphere. asthenospheric. emery. gneiss. hematite. indurated.
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. Synonyms: hard, harsh, cruel, stern More Synonyms of flinty. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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. severe. stern. strict. tough. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Definition of flinty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Flinty definition: composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.. See examples of FLINTY used in a sentence.
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®...
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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.
flinty meaning, definition, what is flinty: not showing any emotions: Learn more.
