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flinty

(flɪnti)
adjective
If you describe a person or someone's character or expression as flinty, you mean they are harsh and show no emotion.
...her flinty stare.
...a man of flinty determination.
Synonyms: hard, harsh, cruel, stern More Synonyms of flinty

flinty in British English

(ˈflɪntɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: flintier or flintiest
1. 
of, relating to, or resembling flint
2. 
hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding
Derived forms
flintily (ˈflintily)
adverb
flintiness (ˈflintiness)
noun

flinty in American English

(ˈflɪnti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈflintier or ˈflintiest
1. 
made of or containing flint
2. 
like flint; extremely hard and firm; inflexible
a flinty heart
Derived forms
flintily (ˈflintily)
adverb
flintiness (ˈflintiness)
noun

Examples of 'flinty' in a sentence
flinty

But she is a flinty character who won't leave without a fight.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He had a hard, flinty, businesslike look to him.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On the outside she is as hard as nails, those flinty eyes constantly darting about, seeking the next opportunity to make a quick buck.
The Sun (2009)
(adjective) 
Synonyms
hard
His father was a hard man.
harsh
He said many harsh and unkind things.
cruel
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.
the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
stern
He said stern measures would be taken against the criminals.
adamant
She is adamant that she will not resign.
stony
The stony look he was giving her made it hard to think.
steely
inflexible
They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic.
heartless
I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
unyielding
He sat on the edge of an unyielding armchair.
pitiless
He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy.
unfeeling
an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people
obdurate
The administration have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
hard-hearted
You would have to be pretty hard-hearted not to feel something.
unmerciful
The two men were set upon in an unmerciful and relentless attack.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adamant
Definition
unshakable in determination or purpose
She is adamant that she will not resign.
Synonyms
determined,
firm,
fixed,
stiff,
rigid,
set,
relentless,
stubborn,
uncompromising,
insistent,
resolute,
inflexible,
unrelenting,
inexorable,
unyielding,
intransigent,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
unshakable
in the sense of cruel
Definition
deliberately causing pain without pity
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
Synonyms
brutal,
ruthless,
callous,
sadistic,
inhumane,
hard,
fell (archaic),
severe,
harsh,
savage,
grim,
vicious,
relentless,
murderous,
monstrous,
unnatural,
unkind,
heartless,
atrocious,
inhuman,
merciless,
cold-blooded,
malevolent,
hellish (informal),
depraved,
spiteful,
brutish,
bloodthirsty,
remorseless,
barbarous,
pitiless,
unfeeling,
sanguinary,
hard-hearted,
stony-hearted,
implacable
in the sense of hard-hearted
Definition
unsympathetic and uncaring
You would have to be pretty hard-hearted not to feel something.
Synonyms
unsympathetic,
hard,
cold,
cruel,
indifferent,
insensitive,
callous,
stony,
unkind,
heartless,
inhuman,
merciless,
intolerant,
uncaring,
pitiless,
unfeeling,
unforgiving,
hard as nails,
affectless

Nearby words of
flinty

  • flimsy
  • flinch
  • fling
  • flinty
  • flip
  • flippancy
  • flippant

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