stony

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stony [stony stonier stoniest] BrE [ˈstəʊni] NAmE [ˈstoʊni] adjective (stoni·er, stoni·est)
1. having a lot of stones on it or in it
•stony soil
2. showing a lack of feeling or sympathy
Syn: ↑cold
•They listened to him in stony silence.
Idioms: ↑fall on stony ground ▪ ↑stony broke

Word Origin:
Old English stānig (see ↑stone, ↑-y).

Example Bank:
•She met Luke's hard, stony eyes.
•a stony beach

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  granitic, granitelike, rocklike, flinty, flint, obdurate, rocky, bouldery, bouldered