English Dictionary: Stoniest | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stony \Ston"y\, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS. st[be]nig. 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}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stone coral}, under {Stone}. |