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   stony

   /ˈstəʊni/

   adjective

   • 1. covered with or full of small pieces of rock: "rough stony paths" Similar rockyrock-strewnpebblygravellyshinglygrittyroughhardruggedOpposite smooth
   • ▪ made of or resembling stone: "stony steps"
   • ▪ (of a meteorite) consisting mostly of rock, as opposed to metal.
   • 2. not having or showing feeling or sympathy: "Lucenzo's hard, stony eyes" Similar unfriendlycoldchillyfrostyicyfrigidhardflintysteelysternseverefixedexpressionlessblankpoker-faceddeadpanunfeelinguncaringunsympatheticlacking compassioninsensitiveunmovedindifferentunresponsivecold-heartedcallousheartlesstoughhard-heartedstony-heartedinflexibleunbendingunyieldinguncompromisingmercilesspitilessruthlessunforgivinghostileliterary:adamantinerare:induratemarble-heartedRhadamanthineOpposite friendlysympathetic

   Word Origin Old Englishstānig (see stone, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stonily adverb
   • 2. stoniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does Stony mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of STONY is abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky. How to use stony in a sentence.

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   What is the meaning of stoniness?

   • STONINESS, n. from stony. 1. The quality of abounding with stones; as, the stoniness of ground renders it difficult to till. 2. Hardness of heart.

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   What does stonily mean?

   • Define stonily. stonily synonyms, stonily pronunciation, stonily translation, English dictionary definition of stonily. also ston·ey adj. ston·i·er , ston·i·est 1. a. Covered with or full of stones: a stony shore.

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   What does stony ground mean?

   • Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness. She gave me the stoniest look I ever got. He drove us home in stony silence. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   unfeeling; merciless; obdurate: a stony heart. Synonyms: unbending, inflexible, pitiless, flinty, hard, adamant. motionless or rigid; without expression, as the eyes or a look: a hard, stony stare. petrifying; stupefying: stony fear. having a stone or stones, as fruit. Slang. stone-broke.

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   Stony means of or resembling stone, or unfeeling or hard. Learn how to use stony in a sentence, see synonyms and related words, and compare British and American English.

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   Stony means containing a lot of stones or not showing any emotion. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Someone who's stony shows little emotion or sympathy for other people. As your math teacher hands back last week's geometry quiz, her stony face won't seem like a very good sign.

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   Stony means having a lot of stones on it or in it, or showing a lack of feeling or sympathy. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, idioms and expressions with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.