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    stony
    /ˈstəʊni/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTONY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STONY definition: 1. Stony ground contains a lot of stones: 2. A stony expression or way of behaving is one that…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stonyStony Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STONY is abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky. How to use stony in a sentence.

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

    STONY meaning: 1. Stony ground contains a lot of stones: 2. A stony expression or way of behaving is one that…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTONY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstony adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    showing a lack of feeling or sympathy synonym cold. They listened to him in stony silence. She met Luke’s hard, stony eyes. to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success. His charming smile fell on stony ground with her. The peace initiatives have already fallen on stony ground.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stonyStony - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySTONY definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

    Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. Synonyms: rocky , rough , gritty , gravelly More Synonyms of stony

  9. www.niftyword.com › dictionary › stonystony: Meaning, Definition, Usage - NiftyWord : NiftyWord

    Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. The stony dart of senseless cold. Spenser.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › stony_adjstony, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the adjective stony mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective stony, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. stony has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. geology (Old English) plants (late 1500s) astronomy (1800s)

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › stonySTONY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Stony definition: full of or abounding in stones or rock. See examples of STONY used in a sentence.