Stoniest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stony
       adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony
              ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {rocky}, {bouldery},
               {bouldered}]
       2: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the
          child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
          [syn: {flinty}, {obdurate}]
       3: hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitic}, {granitelike},
           {rocklike}]
       [also: {stoniest}, {stonier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stoniest
       See {stony}