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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 flinty /ˈflɪnti/
 (a.)堅硬的,冷酷的,含燧石的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
 Flinty rock, or Flinty state, a siliceous slate; -- basanite is here included. See Basanite.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]