stone-hard

A form of stonehard — Hard as stone

Meanings

adjectivestone-hard (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of stonehard.

Origin

  1. Old English*stānheard
  2. Middle Englishston-hard
  3. Englishstone-hard

From Middle English ston-hard, ston-harde, from Old English *stānheard, equivalent to stone + hard.

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stone-hard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone-hard

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“stone-hard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone-hard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stone-hard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone-hard.

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