stony
or ston·ey
[stoh-nee]
- full of or abounding in stones or rock: a stony beach.
- pertaining to or characteristic of stone.
- resembling or suggesting stone, especially 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. stone-broke.
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Origin of stony
Synonyms
See more synonyms for stony on Thesaurus.com1. rocky, pebbly. 4. adamant, hard, flinty, pitiless, inflexible, unbending.
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Examples from the Web for stonily
Historical Examples
She told him, stonily, that he had disappointed her dearest hopes and broken her heart.
Fort AmityArthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"Get this calf-eyed girl Friday of yours off my back," he said stonily.
Tinker's DamJoseph Tinker
"I guess it doesn't matter much what I want," she said stonily.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901Lucy Maud Montgomery
She eyed him stonily, and then sent him off about his business.
Long Live the KingMary Roberts Rinehart
What was left for her but to be a slave, she said stonily to herself.
The MadigansMiriam Michelson
stony
stoney
- of or resembling stone
- abounding in stone or stones
- unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
- short for stony-broke
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Word Origin and History for stonily
stony
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