stony-hearted

Also stone-heart·ed

[stoh-nee-hahr-tid]

adjective

1. hardhearted.

stony-hearted

adjective

1. unfeeling; hardhearted

Other Word Forms

• stony-heartedly adverb
• stony-heartedness noun
• stonyheartedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stony-hearted¹

First recorded in 1560–70; stony ( def. ) + hearted ( def. )

Related Words

• barbarous 
• brutal 
• callous 
• hardened 
• inhuman 
• merciless 
• ruthless