flintily

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US/ˈflɪntəˌli/

adverb

In a flinty manner.

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Meanings

adverbflintily (comparative more flintily, superlative most flintily)

comparative more flintily · superlative most flintily

  1. In a flinty manner.

    He whined softly and went back to his post at the door, his eyes snapping flintily, his teeth bared.

    1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 39

Origin

From flinty + -ly.

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APA

flintily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flintily

MLA

“flintily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flintily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flintily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flintily.

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