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Definition of Stone-deaf
1. Adjective. Totally deaf; unable to hear anything.
Definition of Stone-deaf
1. Adjective. Completely deaf (as deaf as a stone). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stone-deaf
Literary usage of Stone-deaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1895)
"The change was too subtle to be perceptible by those who only heard the words,
but could be detected by the keen eye of a man stone deaf. ..."