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stony
(redirected from fallen on stony ground)

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ston·y also ston·ey  (stn)
adj. ston·i·er, ston·i·est
1. Covered with or full of stones: a stony beach.
2. Resembling stone, as in hardness.
3.
a. Hardhearted and unfeeling; unemotional.
b. Exhibiting no feeling or warmth; impassive: a stony expression.
4. Emotionally numbing or paralyzing: a stony feeling of fear.

stoni·ly adv.
stoni·ness n.

stony, stoney [ˈstəʊnɪ]
adj stonier, stoniest
1. of or resembling stone
2. abounding in stone or stones
3. unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
4. short for stony-broke
stonily  adv
stoniness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stony - abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
2.stony - showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
hardhearted, heartless - lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
3.stony - hard as granite; "a granitic fist"
hard - resisting weight or pressure

stony
adjective
1. rocky, rough, gritty, gravelly, rock-strewn, pebble a stony track
Translations
stony [ˈstəʊnɪ] ADJ (stonier (compar) (stoniest (superl)))
1. [ground, beach] → pedregoso; [material] → pétreo
2. (fig) [glance, silence] → glacial, frío; [heart] → empedernido; [stare] → duro
stony [ˈstəʊni] adj
[ground, track] → pierreux/euse, rocailleux/euse
[voice] → blanc*(blanche); [silence] → de plomb; [expression, look] → de marbre
Her voice was stony → Elle avait la voix blanche.
stony-broke [ˌstəʊniˈbrəʊk] adj (British)fauché comme les blés >
stony-faced [ˌstəʊniˈfeɪst] adjau visage impassible
stony
adj (+er) ground, beachsteinig; texturesteinartig; (fig) glance, silencesteinern; person, welcomekalt; faceundurchdringlich

stony:
stony-broke
adj (Brit inf) → völlig abgebrannt (inf), → total blank or pleite (inf)
stony-faced
adj (= solemn)ernst; (= impassive)mit steinerner Miene
stony-hearted
adjkaltherzig
stony [ˈstəʊnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (ground) → sassoso/a; (beach) → pieno/a di ciottoli (fig) (glance, silence) → freddo/a
a stony heart → un cuore di pietra
stony [ˈstəʊnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (ground) → sassoso/a; (beach) → pieno/a di ciottoli (fig) (glance, silence) → freddo/a
a stony heart → un cuore di pietra


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