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   Stony (?), a. [Compar. Stonier (?); superl. Stoniest.] [AS. stānig. 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”.
   
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   2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.
   
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   The stony dart of senseless cold. Spenser.
   
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   3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, “a stony heart; a stony gaze”.
   
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   Stony coral. (Zool.) Same as Stone coral, under Stone.
   
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