adj
Stony
adj
1
Covered with or full of stones.
"The path grew stony as it climbed higher into the hills."
2
Hard, cold, or unfeeling, like stone.
"He was met with a stony silence when he suggested cancelling the trip."
"Her expression stayed stony throughout the entire meeting."
How to Use Stony
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither literally full of stones (a stony field) or figuratively cold, hard, and unyielding (a stony glare).
Common pairings
stony ground
stony silence
stony face
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Etymology
From stone plus the adjective suffix -y.