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flinty [ˈflɪnti, Am -t̬-] ADJ

1. flinty (composed of flint):

flinty

2. flinty (containing flint):

flinty

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Known for his distinctive accent and flinty voice, he often played devious authority figures.
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His early voice was described as flinty and tender, beseeching and plaintive.
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Oh, my sweet vile, kind, flinty, mild, uncharitable master!
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The wines often have a flinty note, sometimes described as "got de pierre fusil" (gunflint) and sometimes as steely.
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His character is meant to be boorish -- chomping and drooling and gurning -- but beneath the flinty exterior is also meant to lurk a diamond-hearted softie.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I bend down and pick some small blue flowers growing in the flinty soil.
www.independent.co.uk

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