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TOEFL BNC: 11697 COCA: 11616

stony

stony /ˈstoʊni/ adjective
stonier; stoniest
stony
/ˈstoʊni/
adjective
stonier; stoniest
Learner's definition of STONY
: full of stones满是石头的;多石的
: made of stone or hard like stone石质的;坚硬如石的
: showing no emotion or friendliness漠然的;冷漠的;无情的

— stonily

/ˈstoʊnəli/ adverb
TOEFL BNC: 11697 COCA: 11616
variants or less commonly stoney
stonier; stoniest
1
: abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky
2
a
: insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate
b
: manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionless
c
: fearfully gripping : petrifying
3
archaic : consisting of or made of stones
4
British : stone broke
stonily adverb
stoniness noun

Example Sentences

She gave him a stony stare. the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Such trees, gnarly and stout, can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations. Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Gagosian’s concerns were echoed by several curators known to write widely on Basquiat’s work, who have greeted the Orlando museum’s show with a stony public silence. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 Martha returns to work just three weeks later with no explanation, just cool, stony defiance. Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021 Additionally, Itokawa was a bright, stony object, with a very different history and scientific potential from dark, carbonaceous asteroids such as Bennu. Dante S. Lauretta, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2016 Located roughly 10 miles north of the town of Strawberry in Coconino National Forest, the stony peninsula juts out over the eastern edge of Fossil Springs Wilderness. Mare Czinar, azcentral, 29 May 2020 The senators watched, with stony faces, as Mr. Schiff spoke. Lindsay Wise, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020 Outbreaks of stony coral tissue loss disease, first noticed off Miami in 2014, have spread as far as Cozumel, the Caribbean region, and have baffled marine biologists. sun-sentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2019 Outbreaks of stony coral tissue loss disease, first noticed off Miami in 2014, have spread as far as Cozumel, the Caribbean region, and have baffled marine biologists. USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stony was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 11697 COCA: 11616

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