stony

/ˈstoʊni/ adjective C1

As hard as stone. · a stony polymer
Containing or made up of stones. · a stony path
Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion. (figuratively) · a stony grandmother
Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so. (figuratively) · a stony reception· a stony look

Comparative stonier · Superlative stoniest

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It is the stoniest part of the whole moor.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 152 · C1

I kept the road as long as his eye was on me, and then I struck off across the moor and made for the stony hill over which the boy had disappeared.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 153 · C1

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