Granitic

2 definitions found

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

  Granitic \Gra*nit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. granitique.]
     1. Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the
        nature of granite; as, granitic texture.
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     2. Consisting of granite; as, granitic mountains.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  granitic
       adj 1: hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitelike}, {rocklike},
               {stony}]
       2: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic
          morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"-
          Marchette Chute [syn: {flinty}, {unyielding}]