Flint (Adjective)
Meaning
Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her flinty demeanor made it difficult for her colleagues to get close to her.
- The old man's flinty eyes seemed to bore into the souls of those who crossed him.
- Despite the child's tears, the flinty teacher refused to show any compassion.
- The flinty landscape of the desert seemed to mirror the hardness of the traveler's heart.
- The politician's flinty resolve to push through the unpopular policy was unwavering.