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Covered with or full of small pieces of rock

Having a hard, solid or firm texture, as of a stone

Not having or showing any emotion, especially in an unaffable manner

Not friendly or welcoming in nature

Not having or showing sympathy or mercy

Having or showing no emotion or expression

Having a very gloomy or ill-tempered expression or demeanor

Having little or no money

Cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general

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Adjective

Covered with or full of small pieces of rock

containing gravel

strong-featured

covered with lumps

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“The surface varies from a stony path, a rutted lane, and a broad carpet of grass, all of it passable on a touring bike.”

Adjective

Having a hard, solid or firm texture, as of a stone

as hard as iron

as hard as a rock

as hard as stone

stiff as a board

packed together

pressed together

stretched tight

jammed together

packed like sardines

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“Limbs aching from sleeping on the stony ground, she crept out from the crevice where she had taken shelter.”

Adjective

Not having or showing any emotion, especially in an unaffable manner

“He stood in the doorway, a stony expression covering his face.”

Adjective

Not friendly or welcoming in nature

uncompanionable

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

putting on airs

keeping people at arm's length

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“The party spilled out into our backyard in full view of our stony neighbors who had not accepted our invitation.”

Adjective

Not having or showing sympathy or mercy

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

with a heart of stone

unimpressionable

as hard as nails

uncommiserating

without sentiment

self-centred^UK

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

lacking sentiment

self-centered^US

toughened by experience

as tough as old boots

disregardful of

tough nut to crack

proof against persuasion

self-opinionated

fiercely competitive

intensely competitive

every person for themselves

full of determination

bound and determined

like a ball of fire

having killer instinct

poverty-stricken

desiring success

red in tooth and claw

at each other's throats

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

evil-intentioned

out for revenge

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

not giving an inch

extremely critical

life-threatening

stop at nothing

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“I could take comfort in the fact that his nasty little remarks were the jealous impertinences of a stony tyrant, not able to recognize a semi-invalid when he saw one.”

Adjective

Having or showing no emotion or expression

uncomprehending

undemonstrative

cool, calm and collected

self-controlled

uncommunicative

anesthetized^US

anaesthetised^UK

devoid of emotion

disorganized^US

feather-brained

disorganised^UK

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

lost in thought

in a brown study

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Adjective

Having a very gloomy or ill-tempered expression or demeanor

ill-humoured^UK

uncommunicative

with a long face

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

evil-intentioned

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Adjective

Having little or no money

underprivileged

poverty-stricken

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

strapped for cash

without a penny

unable to make ends meet

in Queer Street

without two pennies to rub together

poor as a church mouse

without two brass farthings to rub together

without two pennies farthings to rub together

on one's beam ends

in reduced circumstances

as poor as a church mouse

without two farthings to rub together

without a red cent

without a brass farthing

on one's uppers

on one's beam-ends

unable to keep the wolf from the door

behind eight ball

without a penny to one's name

without a shot in one's locker

financially poor

in dire circumstances

down to last penny

down to last cent

in distressed circumstances

in financial difficulties

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

financially distressed

financially embarrassed

without means of support

in the poorhouse

on the bread line

in administration

in receivership

in Carey Street

unable to pay one's debts

financially ruined

taken to the cleaners

gone to the wall

in the hands of the receivers

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Adjective

Cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

not giving a toss

without a care in the world

self-controlled

cool as a cucumber

taking your time

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

in a relaxed manner

calm and collected

free from worries

free of concern

blithely unconcerned

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

free from worry

non-restrictive

live-and-let-live

free from care about what others think

not caring what others think

indifferent to what others think

untroubled about what others think

unworried about what others think

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

good-for-nothing

couldn't-care-less

full of common sense

sure of oneself

keeping your cool

putting on airs

with both feet on the ground

pleased as punch

take-it-or-leave-it

not turn a hair

have one's act together

keeping a stiff upper lip

keeping one's shirt on

uncompanionable

keeping people at arm's length

couldn't care less

with a hide like an elephant

snug as a bug in a rug

noninterventionist

along for the ride

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

with one's feet on the ground

self-sufficient

footloose and fancy-free

going through the motions

walking through it

easy to get along with

easy to get on with

door's always open

sure of yourself

believing in oneself

self-respecting

filled with aplomb

free as the wind

asleep at switch

failing to take proper care

non-confrontational

self-restrained

not given to excesses

in control of yourself

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