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GRANITIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hard as granite
Example:
a granitic fist
Synonyms:
granitelike; granitic; rocklike; stony
Classified under:
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Derivation:
granite (plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Example:
the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
Synonyms:
flint; flinty; granitic; obdurate; stony
Classified under:
Similar:
hardhearted; heartless (lacking in feeling or pity or warmth)
Derivation:
granite (something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness))
