a. [ Compar. Stonier superl. Stoniest. ] [ AS. stānig. See Stone. ] 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. [ 1913 Webster ] The stony dart of senseless cold. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze. [ 1913 Webster ] Stony coral. (Zool.) Same as Stone coral, under Stone. [ 1913 Webster ]
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