flinty

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Containing or composed of flint.
2. Unyielding; stern: a flinty manner.

flintily flint'i·ly adv.
flintiness flint'i·ness n.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
  Synonyms: obdurate, stony

Meaning #2: having austere inflexibility
  Synonyms: granitic, unyielding

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flinte-, flintholdig, hård som flint

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuursteenachtig, onbuigzaam

Français (French)
adj. - de silex, (fig) de pierre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Feuerstein-, unerbittlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (μτφ.) ασυγκίνητος, σκληρός

Italiano (Italian)
siliceo, spietato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - durona (coloq.) (diz-se de pessoas)

Русский (Russian)
суровый, жесткий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pedernalino, de pedernal, apedernalado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flinthård

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坚硬的, 含燧石的, 冷酷的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 堅硬的, 含燧石的, 冷酷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매우 단단한, 부싯돌 같은, 완고한, 무정한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 火打ち石の, 火打ち石のような, 冷酷な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صلب , صواني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חלמישי, קשה כאבן‬

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