stony

/ˈstoʊni/
adjective
  1. Covered with or consisting of stones.
    • They built a small wall from the stony debris in the field.
    • The hikers walked carefully along the stony path.
    • The garden soil was too stony to grow vegetables.
  2. Showing no emotion or sympathy; cold and hard.
    • Her stony silence made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
    • The judge's stony expression revealed nothing about his decision.
    • He gave her a stony stare and refused to speak.
  3. Very poor or lacking in resources; impoverished.
    • They faced stony times during the long drought.
    • The region was known for its stony soil and harsh farming conditions.
    • The family lived in stony poverty after the flood destroyed their home.
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