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Meaning of 'flinty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flinty [ superl.]
- Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.

Meaning of 'flinty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flinty [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Example in sentence:
  • his flinty gaze;
  • the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart

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