flintier
Colder and harder
Flintier is the comparative form of flinty, meaning harder or more unyielding in manner.
Someone flintier than another is more cold, stern, or uncompromising: Her expression grew flintier as the interrogation continued.
The word derives from flint, the hard stone that resists pressure and strikes sparks.
demeanor
More demanding, less forgiving
hardness
More unyielding or rocky
- rockierMore strewn with stones
- steelierMore firmly resolved
- adamantineUtterly impervious, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
impenetrable · dense · solid · compact · rigid · indurate · crystalline · mineral
sterner
More demanding, less forgiving
stonier
More unyielding or rocky
- rockierMore strewn with stones
- steelierMore firmly resolved
- adamantineUtterly impervious, unshakeable
unyielding · impenetrable · dense · solid · compact · rigid · indurate · crystalline · mineral · siliceous
grittier
More rough-textured
- tougherMore resistant to damage