stone cold
Certainly; definitely; obviouslyCertainly; definitely; obviously.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable, usually)Certainly; definitely; obviously.
It is stone cold guaranteed that that guy will get his clock cleaned if he shows up here today.
Examples
7 sentencesTom is a stone cold killer.
Том холоднокровний вбивця. — deniko
He was a stone-cold killer.
A woman like a stone cold fox just passed through here.
Yanni was a stone-cold sociopath.
Tom's a stone-cold murderer.
Origin
The literal sense reflects the archetype of stone: it is usually cold to the touch and oftThe literal sense reflects the archetype of stone: it is usually cold to the touch and often quite cold. The figurative senses emphasize the high degree of coldness or of certainty.
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Forms
more stone cold, most stone cold| Comparative | more stone cold Lesson |
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| Superlative | most stone cold |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.