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stony

 
 
/ˈstəʊni/ adjective

Translation

STONES covered with or containing stones (= small rocks)
taşlı, taşlık
a stony path/road1273
NOT FRIENDLY not friendly, usually because you are angry
soğuk, buz gibi, taş gibi, donuk
a stony silence 646
(Definition of stony adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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