ston ‧ y /ˈstəʊni $ ˈstoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ stoned , ↑ stony ; verb : ↑ stone ; noun : ↑ stone ; adverb : ↑ stonily ]
1 . covered by stones or containing stones:
stony soil
2 . not showing any friendliness or pity:
stony faces
a stony silence
3 . fall on stony ground if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it
—stonily adverb :
Camilla stared stonily ahead.