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Reserved vs Flinty - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between reserved and flinty

is that reserved is slow to reveal emotion or opinions while flinty is resembling or containing flint.

As a verb reserved

is past tense of reserve.

reserved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (reserve)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
    • He was a quiet, reserved person.
  • (not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.
    • I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * reservedly * reservedness

    Derived terms

    * reserved track

    See also

    * shy

    Anagrams

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    flinty

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Resembling or containing flint.
  • siliceous (including basanite)
    • flinty''' rock; '''flinty slate
  • Showing a lack of emotion.
  • Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.