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stony |
Grep of noun stony stony coral 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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