The meaning of Stony

adjective

(of a surface or background) unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain.

Usage examples:

A blank wall

noun

A space left to be filled in a document.

Usage examples:

Leave blanks to type in the appropriate names

verb

Make (something) blank or empty.

Usage examples:

Electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals

adjective

Uncomfortably or unpleasantly cold.

Usage examples:

A chilly february evening

adjective

Cold but not freezing

Usage examples:

A chilly morning, fig. their relationship was decidedly chilly (= unfriendly) after the argument.

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

Usage examples:

A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

Usage examples:

My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

Usage examples:

We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

adjective

Impassive or expressionless.

Usage examples:

She delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice

adverb

In a deadpan manner.

Usage examples:

‘that's all right then,’ claire said, deadpan

verb

Say something amusing while affecting a serious manner.

Usage examples:

‘i'm an undercover dentist,’ he dead-panned

adjective

(of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion; unemotional.

Usage examples:

Her face was expressionless

adjective

Showing no emotion

Usage examples:

His face was expressionless as the verdict was announced.

adjective

Fastened securely in position.

Usage examples:

A fixed iron ladder down the port side

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

adjective

Not changing

Usage examples:

A fixed stare, a fixed address, she stared fixedly at the screen.

adjective

Of, containing, or reminiscent of flint.

Usage examples:

Flinty soil

adjective

Made of or like flint

Usage examples:

A flinty material, he looked at me with flinty eyes.

adjective

Very cold in temperature.

Usage examples:

The air was frigid, and spectators shivered against the cold

adjective

(of weather conditions or the conditions in a room) extremely cold

Usage examples:

Few plants can grow in such a frigid environment.

adjective

Unfriendly or very formal

Usage examples:

She turned her frigid gaze on him.

adjective

(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces.

Usage examples:

A cold and frosty morning

adjective

Unfriendly or not welcoming

Usage examples:

A frosty manner, we each had a root beer served in a frosty glass with a big handle.

adjective

Very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything

Usage examples:

The frosty air stung my cheeks., it was a cold and frosty morning.

adjective

Resembling, containing, or consisting of gravel.

Usage examples:

A dry gravelly soil

adjective

(of a voice) low and rough

adjective

If a voice, especially a man's voice, is gravelly, it is low and rough.

adjective

Containing or covered with grit.

Usage examples:

Her eyes felt gritty

adjective

Containing or covered with small pieces of stone or sand

Usage examples:

Gritty dust, a gritty, no-nonsense approach

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

Covered with or consisting of ice.

Usage examples:

There were icy patches on the roads

adjective

Showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.

Usage examples:

An insensitive remark

adjective

Not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people

Usage examples:

The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless., his feet seem to be insens…

adjective

Formed from or covered with small, smooth, round stones

Usage examples:

A pebbled beach, a pebbled courtyard, a pebbled glass door

adjective

Not showing what you are thinking or feeling in your face

Usage examples:

She sat poker-faced all the way through the film.

adjective

Consisting or full of rock or rocks.

Usage examples:

A rocky crag above the village

adjective

Difficult or uncertain

Usage examples:

Their season got off to a rocky start with three straight losses., a rocky path

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

Usage examples:

A rugged coastline

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

Usage examples:

A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

Usage examples:

A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Covered in small, round stones

Usage examples:

It was uncomfortable walking barefoot on the shingly beach.

adjective

Resembling steel in colour, brightness, or strength.

Usage examples:

A steely blue

adjective

(of a person’s behavior or character) hard and strong as steel

Usage examples:

Only their steely determination to survive kept them going.

adjective

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Usage examples:

A smile transformed his stern face

noun

The rearmost part of a ship or boat.

Usage examples:

He stood at the stern of the yacht

adjective

Severe

Usage examples:

Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but i doubt it., he sternly reminded his son to dri…

adjective

Not displaying sympathy or concern for others.

Usage examples:

An uncaring father

adjective

Not worrying about other people's troubles or doing anything to help them

Usage examples:

The charity criticized the city for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless.

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

Usage examples:

My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

Usage examples:

An unfeeling man

adjective

Not friendly.

Usage examples:

She shot him an unfriendly glance

adjective

Not affected by emotion or excitement.

Usage examples:

He was clearly unmoved by her outburst

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)