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flintily

adv
/ˈflɪntəˌli/US

Etymology

From flinty + -ly.

  1. derived from *(s)plind-✻ — “to split, cleave”
  2. inherited from *flintaz✻
  3. inherited from *flint✻
  4. inherited from flint
  5. inherited from flynt
  6. suffixed as flinty — “flint + -y”
  7. suffixed as flintily — “flinty + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a flinty manner.

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

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