stony.

Containing many stones or presenting a hard, stone-covered surface.

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Words that belong together

• stony ground
• stony hillside
• stony streambed

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The stony field bent the plow's blade.

They pitched the tent beyond the stony ground.

Water ran clear over the stony streambed.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. More general than pebbly; does not specify the stones' size. Figurative unemotional use is separate. Comparative: stonier; superlative: stoniest. Related noun: stone.