stony-faced

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stony-faced (comparative more stony-faced, superlative most stony-faced)

  1. Showing no (or little) expression of emotion; poker-faced.
    Synonym: stone-faced
    • 21 November 2022, David Hytner, “England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6-2 rout of Iran”, in The Guardian[1]:
      [] would Iran’s players sing their national anthem, which is seen as a gesture in support of the regime? To a man, the answer was a stony-faced no.

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