stony meaning and definition

STONY adjective

Definition of stony (adjective)

1. abounding in rocks or stones
   • "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
   • synonyms: bouldered, bouldery, rocky
2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
   • "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
   • synonyms: flint, flinty, granitic, obdurate
3. hard as granite
   • "a granitic fist"
   • synonyms: granitelike, granitic, rocklike