flintily
In unyielding manner
In a hard, unyielding manner—cold and without sympathy.
From flint, the hard stone that resists pressure and strikes sparks: She stared flintily at him until he looked away.
The word suggests emotional hardness rather than mere indifference.
Hard and unwavering
- stonyRocky or emotionless
- rocklikeResembling stone in hardness
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- unyieldinglyIn an unbending manner
impenetrably · solidly · firmly · unbendingly · rigidly · coldly · callously · unfeelingly
With firm determination
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
- adamantlyWith stubborn resolve
- implacablyWithout capacity for appeasement
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
obstinately · unbendingly · unrelentingly · tenaciously · doggedly · immovably · determinedly · unflinchingly
Refusing to yield ground
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- coldlyWithout emotional warmth
harshly · sternly · impassively · unsmilingly · forbiddingly · dourly · grimly · icily
With intense interest
- piercinglyIn a penetrating manner
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
- incisivelyWith sharp clarity
- bitinglyWith stinging sharpness
caustically · acerbically · trenchantly · witheringly · scathingly · tartly · acidly · sharply
steely
Hard and unwavering
unyieldingly · impenetrably · solidly · firmly · unbendingly · rigidly · coldly · callously · unfeelingly · hard-heartedly
resolutely
With firm determination
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
- adamantlyWith stubborn resolve
- implacablyWithout capacity for appeasement
stubbornly · obstinately · unbendingly · unrelentingly · tenaciously · doggedly · immovably · determinedly · unflinchingly · unwaveringly
uncompromising
Refusing to yield ground
coldly · harshly · sternly · impassively · unsmilingly · forbiddingly · dourly · grimly · icily · stonily
keenly
With intense interest
- piercinglyIn a penetrating manner
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
- incisivelyWith sharp clarity
bitingly · caustically · acerbically · trenchantly · witheringly · scathingly · tartly · acidly · sharply · pointedly