flinty |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | |
| Synonyms: | stony obdurate | |
| Examples: | "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" |
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| Related terms: | hardhearted | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having austere inflexibility | |
| Synonyms: | unyielding granitic | |
| Examples: | "a flinty manner" "granitic morality" "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute |
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| Related terms: | inflexible | |
| Similar spelling: |
flint flaunty Flynt fluently fluent flaunt flintlock flindosy flaunting |
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