stony-hearted

  • 1stony-hearted — index brutal, malignant, relentless, ruthless, severe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2stony hearted — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Henry IV. FALSTAFF I am accursed to rob in that thief s company: the rascal hath removed my horse, and tied him I know not where. If I travel but four foot by the squier further afoot, I shall break my wind. Well …

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  • 3stony-hearted — stony heartedly, adv. stony heartedness, n. /stoh nee hahr tid/, adj. hard hearted. [1560 70] * * * …

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  • 4stony-hearted — stony heartedly, adv. stony heartedness, n. /stoh nee hahr tid/, adj. hard hearted. [1560 70] …

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  • 5stony-hearted — a. Cruel, unfeeling, pitiless, remorseless, hard hearted, inexorable …

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  • 6stony-hearted — ston′y heart′ed adj. hard hearted • Etymology: 1560–70 …

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  • 7stony-hearted — /ˈstoʊni hatəd/ (say stohnee hahtuhd) adjective → stone hearted …

  • 8stony — adjective 1) a stony path Syn: rocky, pebbly, gravelly, shingly; rough, hard Ant: smooth 2) a stony stare Syn: unfriendly, hostile …

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  • 9stony — 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). Phrases and idioms: stony broke Brit. sl. entirely without money. stony… …

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  • 10stony — adjective a) As hard as stone. a stony path b) Containing or made up of stones. She gave him a stony reception. Syn: iron, rock, rock hard, pebbly …

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