1
as in strict
given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint
a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle
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2
as in gruff
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance
wrestling opponents intimidating each other with flinty stares
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Recent Examples of flinty
One of the liveliest genre examples is director Raine Allen-Miller’s sassy London-set, day-long rom-com that doesn’t waste one nano-second of its flinty 82-minute running time.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Their devotion to the cause, and their flinty brand of Central European bohemianism, could come off as cultish, in a benign way.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The finish is medium-long, with lingering citrus notes and a hint of flinty minerality.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The finish is long and smooth, with lingering red fruits and a flinty minerality.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Their devotion to the cause, and their flinty brand of Central European bohemianism, could come off as cultish, in a benign way.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The finish is medium-long, with lingering citrus notes and a hint of flinty minerality.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The finish is long and smooth, with lingering red fruits and a flinty minerality.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flinty
Adjective
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The Portuguese manager built his success by adhering to a strict 3-4-3 system at Sporting Lisbon.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Known for his Marian devotion—which encourages piety and seeks the intercession of the Virgin Mary—and strict doctrinal stances, he is viewed as a potential challenger to Parolin, especially in early voting rounds and has odds of 7/1.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bowling paints with the rhythm of a gruff intellectual.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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The actor behind the gruff but lovable Roy Kent shared a purrfectly eccentric analogy about the show's return on a recent episode of NPR's Wild Card podcast.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Published in English, Tehelka had a small circulation but an outsized reputation for tough investigations.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Four times, he’s used it to strikeout hitters, with the horizontal break being tough to pick up.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Raid 2, for instance, a two and a half hour crime and punishment epic, boils down to one man’s struggle to win the approval of his stern father; whether this is significant to Evans’ life or not, the motif nonetheless transitions cleanly into Havoc.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has issued a stern warning about a predatory fish that can grow up to 3 feet long, slither across land and breathe air.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Vietnamese refugees who got a warm welcome from America puzzle at family separations, harsh rhetoric In Vietnam, Lam had owned three companies.—
Anh Do,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump has launched harsh immigration actions in his first 100 days in office—detaining more people for immigration violations, allowing arrests outside schools and courthouses, and sending more than 200 Venezuelan men to be imprisoned in El Salvador.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Melania Trump has courted controversy, garnered attention for her fashion Trump's fashion choices are the subject of fierce controversy and constant attention.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Orlando City and Atlanta United will meet on Saturday in a fierce rivalry MLS matchup, a game soccer fans in the U.S. won't want to miss.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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To his critics, his centralization of power and ruthless purge of opponents put Malaysia on an authoritarian trajectory.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Singapore, for instance, is highly economically free but sharply socially authoritarian.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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His grim work handling dead sheep gives the movie its title, but little time is actually spent at Stan’s job.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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One such fragment of the original George III statue, found in a swamp in Connecticut, will be part of the Museum of the City of New York’s 250th-anniversary exhibition, spotlighting the grim period between that celebratory moment and the departure of British forces in 1783.—
John Hanc,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Flinty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flinty. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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