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flint·y

(flĭn′tē)

adj. flint·i·er, flint·i·est

1. Containing or composed of flint.

2. Unyielding; stern: a flinty manner.

flint′i·ly adv.

flint′i·ness n.

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flinty

(ˈflɪntɪ)

adj, flintier or flintiest

1. of, relating to, or resembling flint

2. hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding

ˈflintily adv

ˈflintiness n

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flint•y

(ˈflɪn ti)

adj. flint•i•er, flint•i•est.

1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness.

2. unyielding; obdurate: a flinty heart.

[1530–40]

flint′i•ly, adv.

flint′i•ness, n.

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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

di pietra di silice duro di cuore siliceo

flinty

[ˈflɪntɪ] ADJ

1. [material] → de sílex; [soil] → silíceo

2. (fig) [eyes, gaze, stare] → duro; [heart] → de piedra

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flinty

adj (+er)

(= hardhearted) person → hartherzig; heart → steinern; eyes, gaze → hart

soil, ground → feuersteinhaltig

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