stone-dead

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stohn ded]
- /stoʊn dɛd/
- /stəʊn ded/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn ded]
- /stoʊn dɛd/

Definitions of stone-dead word

adjective stone-dead undeniably dead; completely lifeless. 1
adjective stone-dead completely lifeless 0

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Origin of stone-dead

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English (north) standed. See stone, dead

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Parts of speech for Stone-dead

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stone-dead

stone-dead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.