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stony: Meaning and Definition of
ston•y
Pronunciation: (stō'nē), [key] — ston•i•er, ston•i•est.
- full of or abounding in stones or rock: a stony beach.
- pertaining to or characteristic of stone.
- resembling or suggesting stone, esp. in its hardness.
- unfeeling; merciless; obdurate: a stony heart.
- motionless or rigid; without expression, as the eyes or a look: a hard, stony stare.
- petrifying; stupefying: stony fear.
- having a stone or stones, as fruit.
- stone-broke.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.