stoney
adjective
a variant of stony.
stoney
American
[stoh-nee]
/ ˈstoʊ ni /
adjective
stonier,
stoniest
Stoney
British
/ ˈstəʊnɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Stoney
from Siouan
Example Sentences
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They have found one of the healthiest, most diverse reefs in the region, free from the ravages of the stoney coral disease plaguing the Caribbean.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
And the stoney bits of asphalt bedazzling my legs elevated them to the next level.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2021
Al-Katroushi wore a stoney expression, mirroring the team's quiet determination.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2012
By budget standards, certainly by Darling budget standards, it triggered unusually loud laughter on the Labour and Lib Dem benches, stoney faces behind David Cameron.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2010
They now entered the district of Cibao, which is rough and stoney and full of gravel, yet plentifully covered with grass, and watered with several rivers in which gold is found.
Details of Monsanto's involvement at Stoney Hill between 1985-1988, when it was managed by Shropshire County Council, was revealed in a recent Freedom of Information request.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And I worked with all the dudes, Stoney and all those guys, and Diane Lane, who was, I don’t know, 19 years old or something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
World champion Amber Anning had to be content with a shock third-place finish in the women's 400m, edged out by winner Yemi Mary John and Louisa Stoney.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Like me, I would have loved a Casey Stoney shirt and I'm glad that's now possible.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
And so he swept down on Stoney Sept, closed off the town, and began a search.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It seemed both more substantial and more subdued, stonier and less exuberant.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2021
But with Diana as a contrast, the Queen is suddenly less regal and a good deal stonier.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2020
Yet in my experience, these wines very much bore out what I would have expected to see: The Crozes-Hermitage was the most open, and the St.-Joseph more tightly wound and stonier.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2020
That being said, the dismal returns of RoboCop prove the soil in Q1 is stonier than we think. digging.
From Time ● Feb. 19, 2014
Mum was looking stonier and stonier as the rockery in the garden and the rockery in her blueprint got more and more different.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Sarah Paulson operates under the belief that blood once flowed through even the stoniest of hearts.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
Mini Grey's deliciously inventive story told through illustrations with familiar speech bubble comments will make even the stoniest and least imaginative hearts and minds believe in this beautifully imagined fantasy.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2012
Only the stoniest of hearts remains unmoved during the "reveal", as the needy, war veterans and people with disabled kids are gifted the house of their dreams.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2011
This Edith Hamilton translation of the Euripides classic has been directed by Michael Cacoyannis with brooding eloquence, cyclonic passion, and such cruel inner hurt that the stoniest playgoer must seek relief in tears.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his iciest tones and stoniest manner Kinglake answered: “That, Sir, I am quite willing to assume.”
From Biographical Study of A.W. Kinglake by William Tuckwell
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