English Explanatory Dictionary

stone-still

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. As still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless
adv
  1. In a stone-still manner

Word forms

stone-still more stone-still most stone-still

Etymology

From Middle English stone-stille, stonstyll, stonstyl, stane still, equivalent to stone + still (adjective).

Related words

stone-cold
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