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   Ston·y

   /ˈstōnē/

   

   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"
   • ▪ not having or showing feeling or sympathy: "Lorenzo's hard, stony eyes" Similar unfriendlycoldchillyfrostyicyfrigidhardflintysteelysternseverefixedexpressionlessblankpoker-faceddeadpanunfeelinguncaringunsympatheticlacking compassioninsensitiveunmovedindifferentunresponsivecold-heartedcallousheartlesstoughhard-heartedstony-heartedinflexibleunbendingunyieldinguncompromisingmercilesspitilessruthlessunforgivinghostileliterary:adamantinerare:induratemarble-heartedRhadamanthineOpposite friendlysympathetic
   • ▪ (of a meteorite) consisting mostly of rock, as opposed to metal.

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. stonily adverb
   • 2. stoniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   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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   A stony expression or way of behaving is one that shows no sympathy or kindness: She gave me a stony glare as I walked into the room. Most of her comments were met with a stony silence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. fall on stony ground.

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   resembling or suggesting stone, especially in its hardness. 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTONY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A stony expression or way of behaving is one that shows no sympathy or kindness: She gave me a stony glare as I walked into the room. Most of her comments were met with a stony silence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty.

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   Check pronunciation: stony. Definition of stony adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   stony meaning: 1. covered with or containing stones (= small rocks): 2. not friendly, usually because you are…. Learn more.

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   having or caused by an irregular surface. adjective. hard as granite. synonyms: granitelike, granitic, rocklike. hard. resisting weight or pressure. adjective. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. synonyms: flint, flinty, granitic, obdurate. hardhearted, heartless. lacking in feeling or pity or warmth. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.