stony.
As hard as stone.
Meaning & usage
As hard as stone.
a stony polymer
Containing or made up of stones.
a stony path
Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
a stony grandmother
Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so.
a stony reception
a stony look
Ellipsis of stony broke: without any money.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone + -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).
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