flintier

It's not fair to compare Oliver to Frost, who had more music and humor in him and a flintier, more compact diction than any poet who's had to follow him out into the woods and fields and wilds of New England.

Surely the sea is the most beautiful fact in our universe, but you won't find a fisherman who will say so... 2009

The vineyards higher on the hill, like Le Caillerets and Champ Gains, tend to yield somewhat more structured, flintier wines while those lower down, contiguous with B tard, tend to be rounder, though still marked by a mineral note.

The Grace Kelly of Wines 2010

Rive Gauche used to be much more aldehydic, much flintier, which gave it a frosty aspect, not quite as apparent in the newer version.

Rive Gauche Ayala Sender 2008

Here's what I think: The real Peggy Olson would be flintier and snarkier.

Sheila Weller: Mad Hopes for the Mad Men Women 2008

"He's unavailable," Tigh said in a voice that was even flintier than usual.

Battlestar Galactica Carver_Jeffrey 2006

And you know, there's the crotchety curmudgeon and the colder, harder, flintier, kind of businessman.

CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2004 2004

His hard little face looked flintier than ever and Scarlett was in a quandary.

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

His hard little face looked flintier than ever and Scarlett was in a quandary.

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

His hard little face looked flintier than ever and Scarlett was in a quandary.

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

His hard little face looked flintier than ever and Scarlett was in a quandary.

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996