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Webster 1913 Edition
Stony
1.
Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard;
as, a
. stony
tower; a stony
cave; stony
ground; a stony
crust2.
Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.
The
stony
dart of senseless cold. Spenser.
3.
Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified;
as, a
. stony
heart; a stony
gazeWebster 1828 Edition
Stony
STONY
,Adj.
1.
Made of stone; as a stony tower.2.
Consisting of stone; as a stony cave.3.
Full of stones; abounding with stones; as stony ground.4.
Petrifying; as the stony dart of senseless cold.5.
Hard; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; as a stony heart.6.
Insensible; obdurate; perverse; morally hard.Definition 2025
stony
stony
English
Adjective
stony (comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)
- As hard as stone.
- Containing or made up of stones.
- a stony path
- (figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
- (figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.
- She gave him a stony reception.
Synonyms
- (hard as stone): as hard as iron, as hard as a rock, rock-hard
- (containing stones): pebbly, rocky, shingly
- (of a person): cold, cool, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling
- (of an action): cold, cool, frosty, unwelcoming
Antonyms
- (hard as stone): soft
- (of a person): passionate, warm
- (of an action): warm, welcoming
Translations
containing stones
of an action