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. )

Example Sentences

There’s a rousing speech about the God of Capital, “a white-faced, stony-hearted monster” that says, “‘I’m very sorry for you, poor fellows — you have a cruel time of it, I know,’ but will not give you one dollar of its dividends to help you have a better time.”

From Los Angeles Times

By miserable Leandro, and by his stony-hearted family.

From The New Yorker

However, you'dbe stony-hearted indeed not to watch this on the edge of tears throughout.

From The Guardian

"From my own experience I cannot speak," replied the Count, "for I am a very stony-hearted person, but I should think that a man might."

From Project Gutenberg

I have forgotten to say that, in my chagrin against Annouchka, I attempted to revive in my thoughts the image of my stony-hearted widow, but had my labor for my pains.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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