stony
stony
adj.
P. and V. πετρώδης, V. κρᾰταίλεως, λεπαῖος.
Rough: P. and V. τρᾱχύς, P. χαλεπός, V. στυφλός.
Met., fierce: P. and V. ἄγριος.
adj.
P. and V. πετρώδης, V. κρᾰταίλεως, λεπαῖος.
Rough: P. and V. τρᾱχύς, P. χαλεπός, V. στυφλός.
Met., fierce: P. and V. ἄγριος.
STONY
lapideus: saxeus (of stone): lapidosus: saxosus (full of stones).
lapideus: saxeus (of stone): lapidosus: saxosus (full of stones).
stony:
I. Lit.: abounding in s.s:
1. lăpĭdōsus: s. soil, terra l., Varr. R. R. 1, 9: Ov. By anal., s. bread (gritty), panis l., Hor. S. 1, 5, 91. (Not lapideus, which = made of stone.)
2. saxōsus (rocky and rugged): v.ROCKY .
3. scrūpōsus (full of sharp s.s): a s. path, via s., Pl. Capt. 1, 2, 78.
II. Fig.: hard and feelingless as stone: saxeus: Join: saxeus ferreusque, Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 7. (The use of ferreus in this sense is more usu.: cf. Cic. Verr. 5, 46, 121, quis tam fuit durus et ferreus, quis tam inhumanus?)
I. Lit.: abounding in s.s:
1. lăpĭdōsus: s. soil, terra l., Varr. R. R. 1, 9: Ov. By anal., s. bread (gritty), panis l., Hor. S. 1, 5, 91. (Not lapideus, which = made of stone.)
2. saxōsus (rocky and rugged): v.
3. scrūpōsus (full of sharp s.s): a s. path, via s., Pl. Capt. 1, 2, 78.
II. Fig.: hard and feelingless as stone: saxeus: Join: saxeus ferreusque, Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 7. (The use of ferreus in this sense is more usu.: cf. Cic. Verr. 5, 46, 121, quis tam fuit durus et ferreus, quis tam inhumanus?)