adj. (stonier, stoniest) 1 full of or covered with stones (stony soil; a stony road). 2 a hard, rigid. b cold, unfeeling, uncompromising (a stony stare; a stony silence). stony-broke Brit. sl. entirely without money. stony-hearted unfeeling, obdurate. stonily adv. stoniness n.
[ OE stanig (as STONE) ]