adjective (stonier, stoniest)
1 having a lot of stones on it or in it:
a stony beach * stony ground / soil
2 showing a lack of feeling or sympathy:
They listened to him in stony silence.
IDIOMS
fall on stony ground to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success:
His charming smile fell on stony ground with her. * The peace initiatives have already fallen on stony ground.
stony broke = flat broke at FLATadv.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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