stoney
adjective
a variant of stony.
stoney
American
[stoh-nee]
/ ˈstoʊ ni /
adjective
stonier,
stoniest
Stoney
British
/ ˈstəʊnɪ /
noun
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
Al-Katroushi wore a stoney expression, mirroring the team's quiet determination.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2012
By budget standards, certainly by Darling budget standards, it triggered unusually loud laughter on the Labour and Lib Dem benches, stoney faces behind David Cameron.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2010
It is not such interesting country here as what we came through in the train—rolling, stoney, with friable red soil, and hard to ride on.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)
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