stony Definition
stony (stōn′ē)
adjective ston′i·er, ston′i·est
- covered with or having many stones
- of or like stone; specif.,
- hard
- unfeeling; pitiless
- cold; fixed; rigid
- petrifying
Etymology: ME < OE stanig
stony Related Forms
ston′i·ly adverb
ston′i·ness noun
stony Synonyms
stony Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- meteorite: High Possil is a stony meteorite - the commonest kind.
- silence: No doubt they will be met with stony silence or derision by sections of the left.
- loam: Typically this is a shallow, stony, clay loam to clay textured soil formed over limestone.
- stare: He left the bookies with money in his pocket, and stony stares at his back.
- plateau: The summit is a broad stony plateau, with two summit cairns ( some 100 meters apart ) toward the northern edge.
- desert: These huge figures and shapes, carved into the stony desert are best viewed from the air.
Modifying Another Word
- quite: B12 Here is a steep incline which leads uphill and is quite stony.
- very: In 30 years worms buried every stone in a once very stony field near Darwin's home, Down House.
- extremely: Alternatively there is a hydraulic reset version for extremely stony conditions.
- too: Metal pins can be useful where the ground is too stony to hammer in wooden stobs.
- rather: The dried residue was rather stony and contained occasional animal bones, while pottery and slag were rare.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near stony
- ‹ stonewort
- ‹ stonework
- ‹ stonewashed
- ‹ stoneware
- ‹ stonewall
- ‹ Stones River
- ‹ stonemason
- ‹ Stonehenge
- ‹ stonefly
- ‹ stonefish
- stony coral ›
- Stony Point ›
- stonyhearted ›
- stood ›
- stooge ›
- stook ›
- stool ›
- stool pigeon ›
- stoop ›
- stoop labor ›

