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Meaning of flinty

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

flinty

Pronunciation:/ˈflɪnti/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Resembling or containing flint.

  2. Siliceous (including basanite).

    Example: flinty rock; flinty slate

  3. Showing a lack of emotion.

  4. Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flinty

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