stonehard en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English ston-hard, ston-harde, from Old English *stānheard, equivalent to stone + hard.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Hard as stone
The second patient of Cosmas and Damian was suffering from a stone-hard tumour in the breast, that had given rise to a contraction around the nipple.
2013, D. de Moulin, A short history of breast cancer, page 12:To stare into his cold stonehard heart.
1998, Oliver Stone, A Child's Night Dream, →ISBN, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stone-hard | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
hu kőkemény (hard as stone) · fi kivikova (hard as stone) · de steinhart (hard as stone)