stony
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stony/ˈstəʊni/
▶adjective (stonier, stoniest)
- 1 full of stones.
- 2 of or resembling stone.
- 3 cold and unfeeling.
– phrases
fall on stony ground (of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received. [with biblical ref. to the parable of the sower (Matt. 13:5).]
fall on stony ground (of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received. [with biblical ref. to the parable of the sower (Matt. 13:5).]
– derivatives
stonily adverb,
stoniness noun.
stonily adverb,
stoniness noun.
'stony' also found in these Oxford entries:
achondrite
- bezoar
- chondrite
- chondrule
- clinker
- coral
- oyster plant
- petrosal
- seashore
- slag
- stone curlew
- stony broke
- tridymite
