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Webster 1913 Edition

Stony

Ston′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Stonier
;
sup
erl.
Stoniest
.]
[AS.
stānig
. 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
.
2.
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
gaze
.
Stony coral
.
(Zool.)
Same as
Stone coral
, under
Stone
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stony

STONY

,
Adj.
[G.]
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 2024

stony

stony

English

Adjective

stony ‎(comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)

  1. As hard as stone.
  2. Containing or made up of stones.
    a stony path
  3. (figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
  4. (figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.
    She gave him a stony reception.

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From Middle English stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ ‎(“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz ‎(“stony”), equivalent to stone +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots stany ‎(“stony”), West Frisian stienich ‎(“stony”), Dutch stenig ‎(“stony, metalled”), German steinig ‎(“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig ‎(“stony, rocky, pebbly”).

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