granitic

adjective

gra·​nit·​ic (ˈ)gra¦nit|ik 

grəˈn-, 

-it|, 

|ēk

1

: of or belonging to granite

specifically : having a holocrystalline-allotriomorphic texture

2

: resembling granite in hardness

a granitic fist

or in austere inflexibility

a granitic and Puritanic personality

a granitic morality

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