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  Overview  of  adj  stony 
 
  The  adj  stony  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rocky,  bouldery,  bouldered,  stony  --  (abounding  in  rocks  or  stones;  "rocky  fields";  "stony  ground";  "bouldery  beaches") 
  2.  flinty,  obdurate,  stony  --  (showing  unfeeling  resistance  to  tender  feelings;  "the  child's  misery  would  move  even  the  most  obdurate  heart") 
  3.  granitic,  granitelike,  rocklike,  stony  --  (hard  as  granite;  "a  granitic  fist") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stony 
 
  3  senses  of  stony 
 
  Sense  1 
  rocky,  bouldery,  bouldered,  stony 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rough)  ->  smooth 
 
  Sense  2 
  flinty,  obdurate,  stony 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hardhearted)  ->  softhearted,  soft-boiled 
 
  Sense  3 
  granitic,  granitelike,  rocklike,  stony 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hard)  ->  soft 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stony 
 
  3  senses  of  stony 
 
  Sense  1 
  rocky,  bouldery,  bouldered,  stony 
  =>  rough  (vs.  smooth),  unsmooth 
 
  Sense  2 
  flinty,  obdurate,  stony 
  =>  hardhearted  (vs.  softhearted),  heartless 
 
  Sense  3 
  granitic,  granitelike,  rocklike,  stony 
  =>  hard  (vs.  soft) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stony 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stony 
 
  stony  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stony 
  stony 
  stony-broke 
  stonyhearted 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stony 
 
  The  adj  stony  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rocky,  bouldery,  bouldered,  stony  --  (abounding  in  rocks  or  stones;  "rocky  fields";  "stony  ground";  "bouldery  beaches") 
  2.  flinty,  obdurate,  stony  --  (showing  unfeeling  resistance  to  tender  feelings;  "the  child's  misery  would  move  even  the  most  obdurate  heart") 
  3.  granitic,  granitelike,  rocklike,  stony  --  (hard  as  granite;  "a  granitic  fist") 



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