flinty

adjective

ˈflin-tē

flintier; flintiest

Synonyms of flinty next

: resembling flint

especially : stern, unyielding

flinty determination

: composed of or covered with flint

flintily

ˈflin-tə-lē

adverb

flintiness

ˈflin-tē-nəs

noun

Example Sentences

a flinty and determined hero a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle

Recent Examples on the Web Individual stars were flinty points of brilliance. —

Peter M. Leschak, Star Tribune, 15 May 2021 Somewhat flinty aromas with tropicals that include lime. —

Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023 The younger Leda is remarkably played by Jessie Buckley with flinty defiance and an escalating sense of suffocated mania. —

Guy Lodge, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021 As Margaret Thatcher, whose entrance coincides with the Princess of Wales’s, the overrated Gillian Anderson is all mimicry and no subtlety, bringing to the role little of the flinty humor that defined Meryl Streep’s performance in The Iron Lady. —

Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2020 Bale's flinty Victorian detective finds his odd-couple match in Harry Melling as a young Edgar Allan Poe, even if this atmospheric thriller can't stick the landing. —

Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2022 Over a three-hour coffee of life experiences, and a subsequent casting test, Chou saw his fierce, flinty character. —

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2023 Handling is nimble, as expected from a compact sports sedan, but we were disappointed with the lack of steering feel and the flinty ride quality. —

Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2022 Perched on the balcony of his floating home — a wood cabin with portholes, tethered to a dock on the Alameda waterfront — Bob Houlihan wore the flinty expression of a man ready for battle. —

Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2022 See More

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