Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: stone dead
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"'I congratulate you; it was a lovely shot, and mine were vile.' We got out of the boat and ran to the buck, which was shot through the spine and stone dead."
"[Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage! [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead."

Etymology

From Middle English stone-dede, stan-ded, standed, equivalent to stone + dead. Compare English stone-cold, stonehard, etc.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stone-dede

Inflected Forms

stone-dead (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dead

Questions

What does stone dead mean?: Utterly dead.
Where does stone dead come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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