FLINTY

flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony

(adjective) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; “his flinty gaze”; “the child’s misery would move even the most obdurate heart”

flinty

(adjective) containing flint

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

flinty (comparative flintier or more flinty, superlative flintiest or most flinty)

Resembling or containing flint.

(geology) Siliceous (including basanite).

Showing a lack of emotion.

Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

Source: Wiktionary


Flint"y, a. [Compar. Flintier; superl. Flintiest.]

Definition: Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. Flinty rockFlinty state, a siliceous slate; -- basanite is here included. See Basanite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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