stony-faced


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Related to stony-faced: ameliorative, call on, so far, scrutinised, took over

ston·y-faced

(stō′nē-fāst′)
adj.
Expressionless; stonefaced.
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stony-faced

adj
having an impassive, unfriendly and unyielding expression
adv
with an impassive, unfriendly and unyielding expression; stonily
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Translations

stony-faced

[ˌstəʊnɪˈfeɪst] ADJ → de expresión pétrea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stony-faced

[ˌstəʊnɪˈfeɪst] adj → dal volto impassibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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