Flintier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flinty \Flint"y\, a. [Compar. {Flintier}; superl. {Flintiest}.]
     Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling,
     flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Flinty rock}, or {Flinty state}, a siliceous slate; --


        basanite is here included. See {Basanite}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flinty
       adj 1: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the
              child's misery would move even the most obdurate
              heart" [syn: {obdurate}, {stony}]
       2: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic
          morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"-
          Marchette Chute [syn: {granitic}, {unyielding}]
       [also: {flintiest}, {flintier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flintier
       See {flinty}