stony

Meaning

Adjective

• As hard as stone.
• Containing or made up of stones.
• Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
• Of an action or expression such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.
• : without any money.

Origin

• From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, equivalent to stone + -y. Cognate with Scots stany, West Frisian stienich, Dutch stenig, German steinig, Swedish stenig.