1. stony - Adjective
3. stony - Adjective Satellite
4. Stony - Proper noun
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.
Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.
Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs. Give them no tear! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it! Arthur Miller
If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable. Horst Köhler
Let no one underestimate the need of pity. We live in a stony universe whose hard, brilliant forces rage fiercely. Theodore Dreiser
He who is unable to dance blames it in the stony yard. Kenyan Proverb
If God sends you down a stony path, may he give you strong shoes. Irish Proverb
He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony. Kenyan Proverb