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Flinty
Meaning
Adj
●
Resembling or
containing
flint.
●
In Geology:
Siliceous (including basanite).
●
Showing a
lack
of emotion.
●
In Wine & Wine:
Having a
taste
characteristic
of certain
white wines
, especially Chablis,
supposed
to
evoke
the
sensation
of
flint
striking
steel.
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Origin
flinty
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
flint
English
flint
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Pallid
Earthy
Wry
Honeyed
Velvety
Leathery
Sallow
Glassy
Languid
Effervescent
Sinewy
Winsome
Gravelly
Sullen
Lustrous
Gaunt
Silvery
Stately
Stoic
Craggy
Ruddy
Morose
Gnarled
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Rhymes
Inti
Minty
Linty
Shinty
Glinty
Flinty
Teosinte
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