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1. : abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky. 2. a. : insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate. b. : manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionless. c. : fearfully gripping : petrifying. 3. archaic : consisting of or made of stones. 4. British : stone broke. stonily. ˈstō-nə-lē. adverb. stoniness. ˈstō-nē-nəs. noun.
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.
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.
Stony definition: full of or abounding in stones or rock. See examples of STONY used in a sentence.
1. adjective. Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. Synonyms: rocky, rough, gritty, gravelly More Synonyms of stony. 2. adjective. A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness. She gave me the stoniest look I ever got.
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. A face with a stony expression is so lacking in feeling that it is "like stone."
a. Unfeeling or hardhearted; unemotional or unsympathetic: "Her tears had dried and she felt a stony kind of calm" (Adam Haslett). b. Exhibiting no feeling or warmth; impassive: a stony expression. c. Emotionally numbing or paralyzing: a stony feeling of fear. 3. Slang Relating to or indulging in the use of marijuana. ston′i·ly adv. ston′i·ness n.
Definition of stony adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of stony – Learner’s Dictionary. stony. adjective. uk / ˈstəʊni / us. stony adjective (STONES) Add to word list. covered with or containing stones (= small rocks): a stony path / road. stony adjective (NOT FRIENDLY) not friendly, usually because you are angry: a stony silence.
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