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flinty definition
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Overview of adj flinty The adj flinty has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. flinty, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart") 2. flinty, granitic, unyielding -- (having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute) Antonyms of adj flinty 2 senses of flinty Sense 1 flinty, obdurate, stony INDIRECT (VIA hardhearted) -> softhearted, soft-boiled Sense 2 flinty, granitic, unyielding INDIRECT (VIA inflexible) -> flexible Similarity of adj flinty 2 senses of flinty Sense 1 flinty, obdurate, stony => hardhearted (vs. softhearted), heartless Sense 2 flinty, granitic, unyielding => inflexible (vs. flexible) Attributes of adj flinty Familiarity of adj flinty flinty used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj flinty flinty Overview of adj flinty The adj flinty has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. flinty, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart") 2. flinty, granitic, unyielding -- (having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute)
flinty definition
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