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stony::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | granitelike, granitic, rocklike |
Examples of stony
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Archaeologists say many of the stony ruins looked very different in their prime.
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Go right, up the field edge, passing a derelict barn to join a stony farm track.
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Stony Brook moved to 4-3 after Tuesday night's 51-46 home win over Sacred Heart.
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Until recently, the stony interior could only be explored on the back of a mule.
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It can thrive in the poorest stony soils and even grow in the crevices of rocks.
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The country is mainly a stony semidesert, with scattered plateaus and highlands.
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Stony Brook has its sights on its third NCAA tournament appearance in four years.
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Stony Brook hit all seven of its free throws, but Vermont tried 23 and made 16.
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We turn onto a stony path, our car just small enough to pass between buildings.
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- Rocky: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
- Flinty: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
- Granitic: hard as granite; "a granitic fist"
- (stonily) in a stony manner; "stonily indifferent to time"
- The High Times Stony Awards (a.k.a. the Stonys) - sponsored by High Times magazine - celebrate the "highest and stoniest" movies and TV shows of the year. The High Times Stonys began as an annual article in High Times magazine conceived by Senior Editor Steve Bloom. ...
- (stonyed) (1) astonished; (2) became confused
- Refers to a soil containing stones in numbers that interfere with or prevent tillage.
- When a ball comes to rest near the flagstick.
- Akin to "steely," above, but with a distinct mineral quality alongside the metal. Reminiscent of licking on a pebble, something that most little boys do at one time or another. Classic descriptor for Chablis.
