Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stonesy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stonesy
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of The Rolling Stones, an English rock band formed in London in 1962.

Informal

Example Sentences

"It's even forgivable here when the band sometimes sounds as though they've phoned in the Stonesy swagger, because when they're on, the Hellacopters sound like the best garage rock/bar band in the world."
"Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Kix's music combined a catchy AC/DC-influenced and somewhat Stonesy-sounding brand of rock with hooks, and a great live stage show."

Etymology

From Stones + -y.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more Stonesy (comparative) most Stonesy (superlative)

Questions

What does stonesy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of The Rolling Stones, an English rock band formed in London in 1962.
Where does stonesy come from?: From Stones + -y.

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