stoniness

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{n} a stony state, roughness
The quality or state of being stony
{i} quality of being stony, quality of being hard and cold; lack of pity and compassion
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Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion
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As hard as stone
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Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion

She gave him a stony reception.

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{a} made or full of stones, very hard, cruel
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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
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A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness. He drove us home in stony silence
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Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze
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Containing or made up of stones
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(i) A stoniness class in which there are enough stones at or near the soil surface to be a continuing nuisance during operations that the mix the surface layer, but they do not make most such operations impractical (ii) Containing appreciable quantities of stones See also rock fragments
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hard as granite; "a granitic fist"
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Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. a stony track
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Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific
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Refers to a soil containing stones in numbers that interfere with or prevent tillage
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{s} rocky, covered with stones; resembling stone, hard; pitiless, unfeeling; unresponsive, expressionless
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When a ball comes to rest near the flagstick
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abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"
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showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
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