Ston"y (?), a. [Compar. Stonier (?); superl. Stoniest.] [AS. stanig. 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.
2.
Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.
The stony dart of senseless cold.
Spenser.
3.
Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze.
Stony coral. Zool. Same as Stone coral, under Stone.
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