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stony

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstəʊni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstoʊni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stō′nē)

Inflections of 'stony' (adj):

stonier: adj comparative

stoniest: adj superlative

ston•y or ston•ey /ˈstoʊni/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est.

full of stones or rock.
resembling or suggesting stone, esp. in its hardness.
unfeeling; merciless:a stony stare.

ston•i•ly /ˈstoʊnəli/USA pronunciation adv.: stared stonily at his rival.
ston•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

ston•y (stō′nē),USA pronunciation adj., ston•i•er, ston•i•est.

full of or abounding in stones or rock:a stony beach.
pertaining to or characteristic of stone.
resembling or suggesting stone, esp. in its hardness.
unfeeling;
merciless;
obdurate:a stony heart.
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 Termsstone-broke.

Also, stoney.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English stānig. See stone, -y¹

ston′i•ly, adv.
ston′i•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stony, stoney /ˈstəʊnɪ/ adj (stonier, stoniest)

of or resembling stone
abounding in stone or stones
unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
short for stony-broke

ˈstonily adv ˈstoniness n

'stony' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

aerolite - avocado - chondrite - drupe - goat - lithic - lithophyte - mediocre - meteorite - stone - stone curlew - stony-broke - stony-hearted - Tunguska - Allende meteorite - chondrule - coprolite - glum - gray birch - gromwell - ground - intractable - lapillus - lithiasis - lithogenous - madrepore - petrify - petrous - putamen - siderolite - staghorn coral - stoney - Stony Brook - stony coral - stony-faced - stony pit - Stony Point

Synonyms: unrelenting, firm, rough, hardhearted, unemotional, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "stony" in the title:

a stony turn and slight shock, or the water-slowed movements of readjustment
after 3 years of stony, betrayed silence
Being stony-faced/stony-faced, he asked for my ID.
Difference: Chains of Stones Vs Stony Chains
if mine is stony, your's is stone, upon stone
opposite of stony and salty
stone broke / stony broke
stony broke
stony, aching love
the stony gray-green tones of Inverness.

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