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flinty

adjective as in stern

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Neither is he the flinty survivor or gruff hero playing God that other medical dramas love to hold up.

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The songs had a flinty exterior and a troubled tone.

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor who brought a flinty menace to films such as “Bonnie and Clyde,” “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven” was found dead Wednesday along with his wife in New Mexico, authorities said.

Peake’s staid and knowing portrayal stands in contrast and complement to that of Petticrew, whose resolute manner vacillates between a flinty swagger and true anguish.

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Still, she was able to relate to Marian, the quiet yet flinty younger sister who looks up to the fiery Dolours.

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