stonily

1. 1.

   in a stony manner

   “stonily indifferent to time”

Questions about stonily

What does stonily mean?

stonily means "in a stony manner".

How many syllables are in stonily?

stonily has 3 syllables and divides as sto-ni-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is stonily a common word?

stonily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.