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stony (adjective), more stony, most stony
1. Regarding something or a place which is abounding in, covered with, or full of stones: Jim and Carla had a very stony beach instead of a sandy one as they had hoped for.
2. Descriptive of a stone, as in hardness: The stony steps were very cool when the couple sat down on them to enjoy the stars in the sky.
3. Characterizing a person who is hardhearted and unfeeling; unemotional: Little Sally didn't like her aunt who had a stony glare when she was having tea with the rest of the family.
4. Concerning an individual who exhibits no feeling or warmth; impassive: Henry had a stony expression when he was told that he could not go on the trip.
5. Pertaining to someone who is in a state of emotional numbness or is petrified: The noise that woke Shirley up at night gave her a stony feeling of fear.
6. Etymology: from Old English stanig, "stony, rocky".
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2. Descriptive of a stone, as in hardness: The stony steps were very cool when the couple sat down on them to enjoy the stars in the sky.
3. Characterizing a person who is hardhearted and unfeeling; unemotional: Little Sally didn't like her aunt who had a stony glare when she was having tea with the rest of the family.
4. Concerning an individual who exhibits no feeling or warmth; impassive: Henry had a stony expression when he was told that he could not go on the trip.
5. Pertaining to someone who is in a state of emotional numbness or is petrified: The noise that woke Shirley up at night gave her a stony feeling of fear.
6. Etymology: from Old English stanig, "stony, rocky".
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