stony-hearted
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stony-hearted
First recorded in 1560–70; stony ( def. ) + hearted ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It’s sad and stony-hearted that the Lakers should unload LeBron James, recoup resources, unload his albatross-like salary, and build a championship contender bolstered by Luka Doncic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
However, you'dbe stony-hearted indeed not to watch this on the edge of tears throughout.
From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2012
Right on schedule, Nixon delivered his TV speech�which even stony-hearted critics ruled as the best of his political career.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere in that stony-hearted wilderness she is at rest.
From The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories by Foote, Mary Hallock
Beyond the next turning stood King's Bench Prison, where Micawber was incarcerated by his stony-hearted creditors, and beyond this again we come to the tabernacle where Spurgeon preached.
From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)
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