flinty
[ flin-tee ]
/ ˈflɪn ti /
adjective, flint·i·er, flint·i·est.
composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness.
unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate: a flinty heart.
OTHER WORDS FROM flinty
flint·i·ly, adverb flint·i·ness, nounWords nearby flinty
flint's murmur,
flinthead,
flintlock,
flintoff,
flintshire,
flinty,
flip,
flip chart,
flip one's lid,
flip side,
flip through
Example sentences from the Web for flintiness
It had no bitterness, no flintiness, no damaged grain in it; but all were plump and ripe, as if they had been picked.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. SimmondsSome people, Sir, would have been all flintiness and granite.
The Old Curiosity Shop |Charles DickensIt was felt that his brilliancy had a solidity back of it, a quality of flintiness that would endure.
The Vision Spendid |William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for flintiness
flinty
/ (ˈflɪntɪ) /
adjective flintier or flintiest
of, relating to, or resembling flint
hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding