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stony

UK/ˈstəʊni/ US/ˈstoʊni/ uncommon slang uk

adjective

1.

abounding in rocks or stones

  • “rocky fields”
  • “stony ground”
  • “bouldery beaches”
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2.
3.

hard as granite

  • “a granitic fist”
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Origin

From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone + -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).

Phrases

  • fall on stony ground
  • Stony Brook
  • Stony Chute
  • stony coral
  • Stony Creek
  • Stony Crossing
  • stony iron
  • Stony Point

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