stony

stony
adj
1. rocky, rock-strewn, rock-ribbed, pebbly, Brit. shingly, gravelly, gritty, cobbled; rough, jagged, bumpy.
2. lithic, hard, adamantine, adamant, granite, marble, rock-hard; petrified, ossified, hardened; craggy, flinty, impervious, impenetrable.
3. unfeeling, uncaring, bloodless, iron-hearted, unsympathetic; callous, indurate, insensible, insensitive; indifferent, aloof, dispassionate, uninvolved, haughty, austere; hard-boiled, unsentimental, tough, heartless, unmoved, unstirred; cold-hearted, cold, cool, icy, frigid; merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unrelenting, unforgiving; cruel, severe, stern, harsh, cold-blooded, unkind, hard-hearted; obdurate, obstinate, stubborn, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, rigid, steely; iron-jawed, persevering, determined.
4. motionless, unmoving, calm, unflickering, unwavering, still; rigid, fixed, staring, staring-down, glaring; deadpan, poker-faced, unreadable, indecipherable, unknowable, sphinxlike, sphingine, enigmatic, puzzling; expressionless, vacant, empty, blank, without depth or feeling; withering, scathing, searing.
5. petrifying stupefying, paralyzing, unnerving, numbing, dumfounding, overwhelming; bloodcurdling, blood-chilling, hair-raising, shivery; terrifying, frightful, frightening, scary, horrible, nightmarish; amazing, astounding, astonishing, stunning

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  • Stony — Ston y, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See {Stone}.] 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 crust …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stony — ► ADJECTIVE (stonier, stoniest) 1) full of stones. 2) of or resembling stone. 3) cold and unfeeling. ● fall on stony ground Cf. ↑fall on stony ground …   English terms dictionary

  • stony — index insensible, obdurate, ossified, phlegmatic, rigid, severe, unaffected (uninfluenced) Burton s Le …   Law dictionary

  • stony — O.E. stanig; see STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • stony — [adj] hard, icy in appearance, response adamant, blank, callous, chilly, cold, coldblooded, coldhearted, cruel, expressionless, firm, frigid, hard boiled*, hardened, heartless, hostile, indifferent, inexorable, inflexible, merciless, obdurate,… …   New thesaurus

  • stony — or stoney [stōn′ē] adj. stonier, stoniest [ME < OE stanig] 1. covered with or having many stones 2. of or like stone; specif., a) hard b) unfeeling; pitiless c) cold; fixed; rigid …   English World dictionary

  • stony — adj. (stonier, stoniest) 1 full of or covered with stones (stony soil; a stony road). 2 a hard, rigid. b cold, unfeeling, uncompromising (a stony stare; a stony silence). Phrases and idioms: stony broke Brit. sl. entirely without money. stony… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stony — ston|y [ˈstəuni US ˈstou ] adj 1.) covered by stones or containing stones ▪ stony soil 2.) not showing any friendliness or pity ▪ stony faces ▪ a stony silence 3.) fall on stony ground if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stony — [[t]sto͟ʊni[/t]] stonier, stoniest 1) ADJ GRADED Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. Syn: pebbly 2) ADJ GRADED A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or …   English dictionary

  • stony — adjective 1 covered by stones or containing stones: stony soil 2 without emotion or pity: stony faces | a stony silence 3 fall on stony ground if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stony — UK [ˈstəʊnɪ] / US [ˈstoʊnɪ] adjective Word forms stony : adjective stony comparative stonier superlative stoniest 1) covered with stones, or containing stones a stony beach 2) not friendly and not showing any emotion They listened to him in stony …   English dictionary

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