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   stony

   /ˈstəʊni/

   adjective

   • 1. covered with or full of small pieces of rock: "rough stony paths" Similar rockyrock-strewnpebblygravellyshinglygrittyroughhardruggedOpposite smooth
   • ▪ made of or resembling stone: "stony steps"
   • ▪ (of a meteorite) consisting mostly of rock, as opposed to metal.
   • 2. not having or showing feeling or sympathy: "Lucenzo's hard, stony eyes" Similar unfriendlycoldchillyfrostyicyfrigidhardflintysteelysternseverefixedexpressionlessblankpoker-faceddeadpanunfeelinguncaringunsympatheticlacking compassioninsensitiveunmovedindifferentunresponsivecold-heartedcallousheartlesstoughhard-heartedstony-heartedinflexibleunbendingunyieldinguncompromisingmercilesspitilessruthlessunforgivinghostileliterary:adamantinerare:induratemarble-heartedRhadamanthineOpposite friendlysympathetic

   Word Origin Old Englishstānig (see stone, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stonily adverb
   • 2. stoniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   A stony expression or way of behaving is one that shows no sympathy or kindness: She gave me a stony glare as I walked into the room. Most of her comments were met with a stony silence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. fall on stony ground.

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   The meaning of STONY is abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky. How to use stony in a sentence.

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   pertaining to or characteristic of stone. resembling or suggesting stone, especially in its hardness. unfeeling; merciless; obdurate: a stony heart. Synonyms: unbending, inflexible, pitiless, flinty, hard, adamant. motionless or rigid; without expression, as the eyes or a look: a hard, stony stare. petrifying; stupefying: stony fear.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTONY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. Synonyms: rocky, rough, gritty, gravelly More Synonyms of stony. 2. adjective. A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness. She gave me the stoniest look I ever got.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTONY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A stony expression or way of behaving is one that shows no sympathy or kindness: She gave me a stony glare as I walked into the room. Most of her comments were met with a stony silence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstony adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of stony adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Someone who's stony shows little emotion or sympathy for other people. As your math teacher hands back last week's geometry quiz, her stony face won't seem like a very good sign.