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flinty
(redirected from flintiest)

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flint·y  (flnt)
adj. flint·i·er, flint·i·est
1. Containing or composed of flint.
2. Unyielding; stern: a flinty manner.
flinti·ly adv.
flinti·ness n.
flinty [ˈflɪntɪ]
adj flintier, flintiest
1. of, relating to, or resembling flint
2. hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding
flintily  adv
flintiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flinty - containing flint
2.flinty - showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
flint, granitic, obdurate, stony
hardhearted, heartless - lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
Translations
flinty [ˈflɪntɪ] ADJ
1. [material] → de sílex; [soil] → silíceo
2. (fig) [eyes, gaze, stare] → duro; [heart] → de piedra
flinty
adj (+er)
(= hardhearted) person → hartherzig; heart → steinern; eyes, gaze → hart
soil, ground → feuersteinhaltig


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