flinty

Word family

flint·y /ˈflɪnti/ adjectiveadj

1 EMOTIONAL literary not showing any emotions 不露声色的，冷冰冰的 SYN hard, icy

flinty look/stare

Duvall gave him a flinty stare.

杜瓦尔冷冷地瞪了他一眼。

2. like flint or containing flint 燧石似的；含燧石的

Examples from the Corpus

flinty• In photos from this period, the flinty gaze is not yet apparent.• And-guess what-his flinty heart is melted.• But Avon folks possessed a flinty independence and pride.• The flinty little synthetic poop poop music runs around in my head from last time.• And there is clearly a less flinty side to him.• Pierry derives its name from a stratum of flint in the subsoil which reputedly gives its wine a marked flinty taste.• He walked on across the flinty turf, with the mare's nose at his shoulder, and the hound running ahead.

flinty look/stare• The flinty look in Pargeter's face told Dexter that Blanche had struck home in some way.

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BNC: 35585 COCA: 27165

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