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flinty

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɪntɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈflɪnti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flin′tē)

Inflections of 'flinty' (adj):
flintier
adj comparative
flintiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
flint•y /ˈflɪnti/USA pronunciation  adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. unmerciful;
    uncaring;
    hard:He stared back at us with cold, flinty eyes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
flint•y  (flin′tē),USA pronunciation adj., flint•i•er, flint•i•est. 
  1. composed of, containing, or resembling flint, esp. in hardness.
  2. unyielding;
    unmerciful;
    obdurate:a flinty heart.
  • flint + -y1 1530–40
flint′i•ly, adv. 
flint′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flinty /ˈflɪntɪ/ adj (flintier, flintiest)
  1. of, relating to, or resembling flint
  2. hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding
ˈflintily adv ˈflintiness n
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