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Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.

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  1. superl. Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.
  2. adj. containing flint
  3. adj. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
  4. Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. Flinty rockFlinty state, a siliceous slate; -- basanite is here included. See Basanite.
  5. Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint;as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. Flinty rockFlintystate, a siliceous slate; -- basanite is here included. See Basanite.
  6. j:100 a. containing flint s. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings