stony
or ston·ey
Origin of stony
Synonyms for stony
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frigid, expressionless, adamant, blank, callous, chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cruel, firm, hard-boiled, hardened, heartless, hostile, indifferent, inexorable, inflexible, merciless, obdurate, pitilessExamples from the Web for stony
Contemporary Examples of stony
Rey, after sitting for long hours in stony silence, eventually gave the police her last name.
Sara Sonnack, a Stony Brook journalism major who will be a senior next year, says she hopes she can make the trip.
NYC Auction Held to Raise Funds for Stony Brook’s New Marie Colvin CenterCaitlin Dickson
June 22, 2012
Havel was a hero who shrugged off the title, understandably uncomfortable with the assumptions of stony perfection.
She recalled the time they had walked together its stony beaches–and when Lee had lost his keys among the rocks.
The stony silence of IRS is compelling thousands of us to hire tax counsel and to proceed at our own risk and expense.
Historical Examples of stony
The ground is stony, and scarce any thing but gravel, mixt with a little earth.
The History of LouisianaLe Page Du Pratz
But it was Stony Mountain that was of most importance to the British.
At this time, young Dunlap was introduced to the stony paths of playwriting.
AndrWilliam Dunlap
His horrible pleading fell on stony ears, and he changed his tune.
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter
To his further remonstrances she interposed a stony silence.
Louisiana LouWilliam West Winter