stony
/ˈstoʊni/
adjective
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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