Category:Stony

Ston"y, a. [compar. Stonier; superl. Stoniest.] Etym: [as. stanig. See stone.]

1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone Or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; Stony ground; a stony crust.

2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. The stony dart of senseless cold. Spenser.

3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; Cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a Stony gaze. Stony coral. (zoöl.) Same as stone coral, under stone.