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stony-hearted

[ stoh-nee-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈstoʊ niˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

hardhearted.

Origin of stony-hearted

First recorded in 1560–70

OTHER WORDS FROM stony-hearted

ston·y-heart·ed·ly, adverb ston·y-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby stony-hearted

stony meteorite, stony pit, stony point, stony-broke, stony-faced, stony-hearted, stony-iron meteorite, stood, stooge, stook, stookey-scarff operation

Example sentences from the Web for stony-hearted

Yes, she was of that stony-hearted breed, unaltered by the centuries.

Christmas Roses and Other Stories |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Even this stony-hearted old man shrinks aghast at such a deed.

Rookwood |William Harrison Ainsworth
William was wearing his most grave and stony-hearted expression.

Stories from English History |Hilda T. Skae
I can make men tremble by my outbursts of passion, and women faint because I am sad; and even the stony-hearted sob when I die.

Bye-Ways |Robert Smythe Hichens

Some believed him, though others were stony-hearted, and as obstinate as donkeys.

Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) |Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for stony-hearted

stony-hearted

adjective

unfeeling; hardhearted

Derived forms of stony-hearted

stonyheartedness, noun