Meanings
From Middle English stone-dede, stan-ded, standed, equivalent to stone + dead. Compare English stone-cold, stonehard, etc.
How to pronounce "stone dead":
AU
Utterly dead.
Example Sentences
1
He fell from the ladder and was stone dead by the time we reached him.
2
After walking for hours in the heat, I was stone dead when I finally got home.
3
The driver of the car was stone dead at the scene of the accident.
4
The bird flew into the window and fell stone dead to the ground.
5
The tree had been struck by lightning and was left stone dead.