stony

Words with a similar base: stony

'stony'

[rocky.s.01] as in: abounding in rocks or stones

Examples:
rocky fields
stony ground
bouldery beaches

'stony'

[flinty.s.01] as in: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

Examples:
his flinty gaze
the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart

'stony'

[granitic.s.02] as in: hard as granite

Examples:
a granitic fist

Origins

					stony (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── stone (English)
    └── stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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