variants:
or less commonly stoney
stonier; stoniest
Definition of stony
2a
: insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate
b
: manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionless
c
: fearfully gripping : petrifying
4
British
: stone broke
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The first known use of stony was before the 12th century
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