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stonily

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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.
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Adv.1.stonily - in a stony manner; "stonily indifferent to time"
Translations
stonily [ˈstəʊnɪlɪ] ADV (fig) → glacialmente, fríamente
stonily
adv (fig) → mit steinerner Miene, starr
stonily [ˈstəʊnɪlɪ] adv (fig) (glance, reply) → freddamente
stonily [ˈstəʊnɪlɪ] adv (fig) (glance, reply) → freddamente


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The company faced the bridge, staring stonily, motionless.
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Choking and boiling as I was, I felt that we could not go a word further, without introducing Estella's name, which I could not endure to hear him utter; and therefore I looked stonily at the opposite wall, as if there were no one present, and forced myself to silence.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
"I thought perhaps something had happened," she said with her unchanging stonily severe expression; and, sitting down opposite the prince, she prepared to listen.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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