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stony
[stoh-nee]
adjective
full of or abounding in stones or rock.
a stony beach.
Synonyms: ,pertaining to or characteristic of stone.
resembling or suggesting stone, especially in its hardness.
unfeeling; merciless; obdurate.
a stony heart.
Synonyms: , , , , ,motionless or rigid; without expression, as the eyes or a look.
a hard, stony stare.
petrifying; stupefying.
stony fear.
Slang.stone-broke.
stony
/ ˈəʊɪ /
adjective
of or resembling stone
abounding in stone or stones
unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
short for stony-broke
Other Word Forms
- stonily adverb
- stoniness noun
- unstonily adverb
- unstoniness noun
- unstony adjective
- ˈٴDzԾ adverb
- ˈٴDzԾԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
His world is the pastureland, the stony hills of the Jordan Valley, his sheep and cattle, the bed and breakfast he has opened.
In the years since they were dug, their surface has sunk into the dry, stony earth.
It's a pipe that snakes under the stony beach and out into the Atlantic, sucking up seawater and bringing it onshore.
She said the December update claiming that the backlog would be cleared by the end of February made her "hopeful", but that since then she has been met with a "stony silence".
Are the Oscars more important, more intimidating than mocking Washington big shots to their often stony faces?
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