英语词汇“stony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of gravelly

Definition

(of a voice or sound) harsh and grating

There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.

Synonyms

husky,

rough,

harsh,

rasping,

croaking,

hoarse,

gruff,

throaty,

guttural,

croaky

in the sense of gritty

Definition

covered with grit

She threw a handful of gritty dust into his eyes.

Synonyms

rough,

sandy,

dusty,

abrasive,

rasping,

grainy,

gravelly,

granular

in the sense of hard

Definition

unkind or unfeeling

His father was a hard man.

Synonyms

harsh,

severe,

strict,

cold,

exacting,

cruel,

grim,

stern,

ruthless,

stubborn,

unjust,

callous,

unkind,

unrelenting,

implacable,

unsympathetic,

pitiless,

unfeeling,

obdurate,

unsparing,

affectless,

hardhearted

in the sense of harsh

Definition

severe and difficult to cope with

The weather grew harsh and unpredictable.

Synonyms

bleak,

cold,

freezing,

severe,

bitter,

icy

in the sense of heartless

Definition

unkind or cruel

I couldn't believe they were so heartless.

Synonyms

cruel,

hard,

callous,

cold,

harsh,

brutal,

unkind,

inhuman,

merciless,

cold-blooded,

uncaring,

pitiless,

unfeeling,

cold-hearted,

affectless,

hardhearted

in the sense of icy

Definition

cold or reserved in manner

Her response was icy.

Synonyms

unfriendly,

cold,

distant,

hostile,

forbidding,

indifferent,

aloof,

stony,

steely,

frosty,

glacial,

frigid,

unwelcoming

in the sense of indifferent

Definition

showing no concern or interest

People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.

Synonyms

unconcerned,

distant,

detached,

cold,

cool,

regardless,

careless,

callous,

aloof,

unimpressed,

unmoved,

unsympathetic,

impervious,

uncaring,

uninterested,

apathetic,

unresponsive,

heedless,

inattentive,

not giving a monkey's (slang)

in the sense of inexorable

Definition

unable to be prevented from continuing or progressing

the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment

Synonyms

unrelenting,

relentless,

implacable,

hard,

severe,

harsh,

cruel,

adamant,

inescapable,

inflexible,

merciless,

unyielding,

immovable,

remorseless,

pitiless,

unbending,

obdurate,

ineluctable,

unappeasable

in the sense of merciless

Definition

without mercy

the merciless efficiency of a modern police state

Synonyms

cruel,

ruthless,

hard,

severe,

harsh,

relentless,

callous,

heartless,

unforgiving,

fell (archaic),

inexorable,

implacable,

unsympathetic,

inhumane,

barbarous,

pitiless,

unfeeling,

unsparing,

hard-hearted,

unmerciful,

unappeasable,

unpitying

in the sense of pitiless

Definition

feeling no pity or mercy

He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy.

Synonyms

merciless,

ruthless,

heartless,

harsh,

cruel,

brutal,

relentless,

callous,

inhuman,

inexorable,

implacable,

unsympathetic,

cold-blooded,

uncaring,

unfeeling,

cold-hearted,

unmerciful,

hardhearted

单词	stony
释义	Trends of stony View usage for: stony (stoʊni) Word forms: comparative stonier, superlative stoniest 1. adjective Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. ...a stony track. Synonyms: rocky, rough, gritty, gravelly More Synonyms of stony 2. adjective A stony expression or attitude does not show any sympathy or friendliness. She gave me the stoniest look I ever got. He drove us home in stony silence. More Synonyms of stony stony in British English or stoney (ˈstəʊnɪ) adjectiveWord forms: stonier or stoniest 1. of or resembling stone 2. abounding in stone or stones 3. unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate 4. short for stony-broke Derived forms stonily (ˈstonily) adverb stoniness (ˈstoniness) noun stony in American English (ˈstoʊni) adjectiveWord forms: ˈstonier or ˈstoniest 1. covered with or having many stones 2. of or like stone ; specif., a. hard b. unfeeling; pitiless c. cold; fixed; rigid 3. petrifying Also ˈstoney Derived forms stonily (ˈstonily) adverb stoniness (ˈstoniness) noun Word origin ME < OE stanig More idioms containing stony fall on stony ground Examples of 'stony' in a sentence stony Or possibly it was the stony track itself and those immense stark mountain views. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The usual reason for this problem is stony soil. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But those who continue along the stony tracks towards the sea are well rewarded. Times, Sunday Times (2006) To make matters worse, the stony soil made it difficult to dig trenches. Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002) But London has always been stony ground for reformers or innovators. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The tree is against a stone wall, in soil which is stony and south facing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The road was rough and stony, the track always rising. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Yet the stony look in the eye of the England forwards coach suggested he meant what he said. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He had seen no future for his men to walk their feet raw on the stony soil of England. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE It survived being rolled down a precipitous stony track in Provence to be delivered to the garden on the windy ridge. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The world was stony ground. Christianity Today (2000) So it came as some surprise when lots of small fish were found strewn across the red, stony ground last week. Times, Sunday Times (2011) My foot slips on the stony soil and I grab a gnarled vine for support. Times, Sunday Times (2015) From southwards the Sun shone on the stony ground; then grew green grass in fertile soil. Crowley, Vivianne Phoenix From the Flame (1994) Grass, say, which is on poor or stony soil. Times, Sunday Times (2015) At 500 metres high, the soil is stony. Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994) Looking across the stony distance between them, she spoke quietly but intensely, as if from a witness box. Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994) We wait for the others to catch up, then head offthe lane onto a stony track that descends gently down to a large stack of hay bales. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Last Sunday I spent time peeling wonky parsnips grown in stony soil that tasted fine. The Sun (2011) I find one incredibly useful for digging planting holes, especially in heavy or stony soils, and would not be without mine. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages stony British English: stony ADJECTIVE Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well drained. American English: stony Brazilian Portuguese: pedregoso Chinese: 多石的 European Spanish: pedregoso French: pierreux German: steinig Italian: pietroso Japanese: 石だらけの Korean: 돌이 많은 European Portuguese: pedregoso Latin American Spanish: pedregoso All related terms of 'stony' stony-broke completely without money; penniless stony coral any coral of the order Madreporaria, having a calcareous skeleton , aggregations of which form reefs and islands stony-faced having an impassive , unfriendly and unyielding expression Stony Point village in SE N. Y ., on the Hudson : site of a British fort in the Revolutionary War stony-hearted unfeeling ; hardhearted stony meteorite a meteorite composed mainly of silicates Stony Tunguska one of three rivers in Russia , in central Siberia , that is a tributary of the Yenisey and is 1550 km (960 miles) long fall on stony ground to be ignored 1 (adjective) in the sense of rocky Definition (of ground) rough and covered with stones a stony track Synonyms rocky The paths are often very rocky. rough She made her way across the rough ground. gritty She threw a handful of gritty dust into his eyes. gravelly There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice. rock-strewn pebble 2 (adjective) in the sense of cold Definition (of a face, voice, or attitude) unfriendly and unsympathetic The stony look he was giving her made it hard to think. Synonyms cold The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today. icy Her response was icy. hostile hard His father was a hard man. harsh The weather grew harsh and unpredictable. blank adamant indifferent People have become indifferent to the suffering of others. chilly I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness. callous a callous and brutal attack on an old man heartless I couldn't believe they were so heartless. merciless the merciless efficiency of a modern police state unforgiving inexorable the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment frigid I replied with a frigid smile. expressionless unresponsive pitiless He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy. unfeeling an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people obdurate Additional synonyms in the sense of callous Definition showing no concern for other people's feelings a callous and brutal attack on an old man Synonyms heartless, cold, harsh, hardened, indifferent, insensitive, hard-boiled (informal), unsympathetic, uncaring, soulless, hard-bitten, unfeeling, obdurate, case-hardened, affectless, hardhearted, indurated (rare) in the sense of chilly Definition without warmth I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness. Synonyms unfriendly, hostile, unsympathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unwelcoming, cold as ice in the sense of frigid Definition formal or stiff in behaviour or temperament I replied with a frigid smile. Synonyms chilly, formal, stiff, forbidding, rigid, passive, icy, austere, aloof, lifeless, repellent, unresponsive, unfeeling, unbending, unapproachable, passionless, unloving, cold as ice, cold-hearted Nearby words of stony stomach stomach ache stone stony stooge stoop stoop to something Synonyms of 'stony' stony Explore 'stony' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of gravelly Definition (of a voice or sound) harsh and grating There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice. Synonyms husky, rough, harsh, rasping, croaking, hoarse, gruff, throaty, guttural, croaky in the sense of gritty Definition covered with grit She threw a handful of gritty dust into his eyes. Synonyms rough, sandy, dusty, abrasive, rasping, grainy, gravelly, granular in the sense of hard Definition unkind or unfeeling His father was a hard man. Synonyms harsh, severe, strict, cold, exacting, cruel, grim, stern, ruthless, stubborn, unjust, callous, unkind, unrelenting, implacable, unsympathetic, pitiless, unfeeling, obdurate, unsparing, affectless, hardhearted in the sense of harsh Definition severe and difficult to cope with The weather grew harsh and unpredictable. Synonyms bleak, cold, freezing, severe, bitter, icy in the sense of heartless Definition unkind or cruel I couldn't believe they were so heartless. Synonyms cruel, hard, callous, cold, harsh, brutal, unkind, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, uncaring, pitiless, unfeeling, cold-hearted, affectless, hardhearted in the sense of icy Definition cold or reserved in manner Her response was icy. Synonyms unfriendly, cold, distant, hostile, forbidding, indifferent, aloof, stony, steely, frosty, glacial, frigid, unwelcoming in the sense of indifferent Definition showing no concern or interest People have become indifferent to the suffering of others. Synonyms unconcerned, distant, detached, cold, cool, regardless, careless, callous, aloof, unimpressed, unmoved, unsympathetic, impervious, uncaring, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, heedless, inattentive, not giving a monkey's (slang) in the sense of inexorable Definition unable to be prevented from continuing or progressing the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment Synonyms unrelenting, relentless, implacable, hard, severe, harsh, cruel, adamant, inescapable, inflexible, merciless, unyielding, immovable, remorseless, pitiless, unbending, obdurate, ineluctable, unappeasable in the sense of merciless Definition without mercy the merciless efficiency of a modern police state Synonyms cruel, ruthless, hard, severe, harsh, relentless, callous, heartless, unforgiving, fell (archaic), inexorable, implacable, unsympathetic, inhumane, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unsparing, hard-hearted, unmerciful, unappeasable, unpitying in the sense of pitiless Definition feeling no pity or mercy He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy. Synonyms merciless, ruthless, heartless, harsh, cruel, brutal, relentless, callous, inhuman, inexorable, implacable, unsympathetic, cold-blooded, uncaring, unfeeling, cold-hearted, unmerciful, hardhearted Additional synonyms in the sense of rough Definition roughly She made her way across the rough ground. Synonyms uneven, broken, rocky, rugged, irregular, jagged, bumpy, stony, craggy in the sense of unfeeling Definition without sympathy an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people Synonyms callous, insensitive, heartless, cold, cruel, hardened, stony, inhuman, unsympathetic, uncaring, apathetic, pitiless, hardhearted
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