stone dead
English
Alternative forms
- stone-dead
Etymology
From Middle English stone-dede, stan-ded, standed, equivalent to stone + dead. Compare English stone-cold, stonehard, etc.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
- (idiomatic) Utterly dead.
- 1969, Monty Python, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" (Dead Parrot sketch)
- [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.
- 1969, Monty Python, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" (Dead Parrot sketch)
Translations
unquestionably dead
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