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stone-deaf

[stohn-def] / ˈstoʊnˈdɛf /


ADJECTIVE
hard-of-hearing
Synonyms


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In stone-deaf Lady Strickland's Maltese garden a land mine blew the tail feathers off her prize peacock, blew Lady Strickland off her feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her dam, Home by Dark, had never raced and was stone-deaf to boot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although Mrs. Moore recovered, her fever left her stone-deaf.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nearing 83, he is stone-deaf, inclined to doze off in the middle of important conversations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though scarcely short of stone-deaf, he was musical.

From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir




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