stonish

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English stonish, equivalent to stone +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊnɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈstoʊnɪʃ/

Adjective

stonish (comparative more stonish, superlative most stonish)

Characteristically like stone; stony.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstɒnɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑnɪʃ/
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒnɪʃ, (US) -ɑnɪʃ

Verb

stonish (third-person singular simple present stonishes, present participle stonishing, simple past and past participle stonished)

(obsolete) Alternative form of astonish

References

“stonish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

shits on

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