flintily
- adverb
- /ˈflɪntɪli/
:
fríamente
- Then Karpis took her aside and said flintily: "He's thinking of you."
Examples
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Further track in on Norville ends in close shot, his hands clasped on the desktop in front of him, as he finishes his hard, square-jawed, man-on-top laugh, gazing flintily into the camera.
Fiction book (1994) -
He stared at her flintily, his expression giving nothing away.
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She responded to his apology flintily, showing no sign of forgiveness.
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The teacher addressed the class flintily, making it clear that there would be no leniency for missed assignments.
Synonyms
30
4.0
In a way that shows little feeling or kindness to other people
1
5.7
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
9.9
In a cold way that shows no care for other people's feelings
1
8.4
In a calm, cruel way without feeling sorry
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
6.6
Without showing care for someone's feelings
1
6.5
To behave in a cold, unfriendly way
1
6.8
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
In a way that does not show care or kindness
In a cold way that shows no feeling
In a still, cold way that shows no feeling
In a cold, clinical way that shows no feeling
In a way that shows little warmth or care
Antonyms
How Unfriendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flintily comes from flint, a very hard stone that can make sparks, plus the ending -y meaning 'like'. So to act flintily is to be 'hard', 'cold', or 'unyielding', just like the stone, which explains the modern meaning.