stony
or ston·ey
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.
Slang. stone-broke.
Origin of stony
1Other words for stony
Other words from stony
- ston·i·ly, adverb
- ston·i·ness, noun
- un·ston·i·ly, adverb
- un·ston·i·ness, noun
- un·ston·y, adjective
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How to use stony in a sentence
While there’s an earthy element in stony minerality, this wine seems to reach for the sun with its brightness.
This chianti will put you under the Tuscan sun and ground you with earthy flavors, too | Dave McIntyre | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostQuince, apple and pear flavors envelop the palate, followed by a stony acidity that keeps the wine focused through a long finish.
This sauvignon blanc tastes like a splurge, but doesn’t cost like one | Dave McIntyre | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostThe first Hayabusa mission visited stony asteroid Itokawa and returned to Earth in 2010.
Hayabusa2’s asteroid dirt may hold clues to the early solar system | Lisa Grossman | December 7, 2020 | Science NewsHe looked up to see Auguste staring stonily at him, his manacled hands clenched into fists.
Shaman | Robert SheaNo lips were tighter set, and no face more stonily expressionless than that of Sergeant Newton Spooner.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
But his eyes followed her and seemed to stare stonily at her out of the dark corners of the room.
Greifenstein | F. Marion CrawfordHe turned and walked up the stone steps again, closely followed by his servant, and poor Oliver sat staring stonily after them.
A Modern Aladdin | Howard PyleShe waited for him to speak, and he, stiff of back and grim of face, stood stonily silent.
Once to Every Man | Larry Evans
British Dictionary definitions for stony
stoney
/ (ˈstəʊnɪ) /
of or resembling stone
abounding in stone or stones
unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
short for stony-broke
Derived forms of stony
- stonily, adverb
- stoniness, noun
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