Definition of stony
stonier
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2a : insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurateb : manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionlessc : fearfully gripping : petrifying
3 archaic : consisting of or made of stones
4 British : stone broke
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Examples of stony in a Sentence
She gave him a stony stare.
the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence
Recent Examples of stony from the Web
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From a distance, Scarabeo looks like a jumble of plain white cloth tents dropped by mistake in the middle of the stark, stony Agafay Desert.
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A short car ride through stony suburbs ends at a forlorn cluster of a dozen buildings: Laurentian University.
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First Known Use of stony
before 12th century
STONY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of stony for English Language Learners
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: full of stones
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: made of stone or hard like stone
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: showing no emotion or friendliness
STONY Defined for Kids
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stonier
;stoniest
1 : full of stones stony soil
2 : hard as or like stone stony meteorites
3 : insensitive 1, unfeeling a stony stare
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