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stonelike

/ˈstəʊn.laɪk/

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adjective

/ˈstəʊn.laɪk/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее похожий на камень по твёрдости, неподвижности или отсутствию выражения; редко используется в современном английском.

An archaic adjective meaning resembling stone in hardness, stillness, or lack of expression; rarely used in modern English.

  1. Resembling stone in hardnessC1formal

    Having a texture or consistency similar to stone, especially used to describe bone tissue that is extremely hard.

    ruКамнеподобный

    • The temporal bone in some fossils appears stonelike in its density.
    • Surgeons noted the stonelike hardness of the patient's calcified tissue.
    • The specimen's stonelike quality made it difficult to cut.

    Synonymsflintyrocklikestony

    Antonymspliablesoftyielding

Forms
  • more stonelike comparative form
  • most stonelike superlative form