stoney

American

[stoh-nee] / ˈstoʊ ni /

adjective

stonier, stoniest

a variant of stony.

Stoney British

/ ˈstəʊnɪ /

noun

a member of a Native Canadian people of Alberta

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Etymology

Origin of Stoney

from Siouan

Example Sentences

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And the stoney bits of asphalt bedazzling my legs elevated them to the next level.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2021

It usually grows in hilly or stoney woodlands, or near streams and ditches and is hardier than the English elm.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021

Gerard Depardieu, the thespian Russian tax exile, may soon have to embark on the same stoney path of contrition and hard work now he's realised he has made a fool of himself.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2013

Al-Katroushi wore a stoney expression, mirroring the team's quiet determination.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2012

The stoney aunt has likewise an injurious way of rejecting all dishes whereof Lady Tippins partakes: saying aloud when they are proffered to her, 'No, no, no, not for me.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

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