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STONIER
STONY
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony
(adjective) hard as granite; “a granitic fist”
flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony
(adjective) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; “his flinty gaze”; “the child’s misery would move even the most obdurate heart”
rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony
(adjective) abounding in rocks or stones; “rocky fields”; “stony ground”; “bouldery beaches”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
stonier
comparative form of stony
Anagrams
• Orients, in store, instore, iterons, nitrose, noirest, norites, oestrin, orients, sterino, tersion, tries on, triones
Source: Wiktionary
STONY
Ston"y, a. [Compar. Stonier; superl. Stoniest.] Etym: [AS. stanig. See Stone.]
1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust.
2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. The stony dart of senseless cold. Spenser.
3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze. Stony coral. (Zoöl.) Same as Stone coral, under Stone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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