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Stony \Ston"y\, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS.
st[=a]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.
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2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.
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The stony dart of senseless cold. --Spenser.
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3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate;
perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified;
as, a stony heart; a stony gaze.
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{Stony coral}. (Zool.) Same as {Stone coral}, under {Stone}.
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