ˌstone ˈdead BrE AmE adjective
1 . used to emphasize that a person or animal is dead
2 . kill something stone dead to completely destroy something or prevent it from being successful:
The wrong music can kill a commercial stone dead.
ˌstone ˈdead BrE AmE adjective
1 . used to emphasize that a person or animal is dead
2 . kill something stone dead to completely destroy something or prevent it from being successful:
The wrong music can kill a commercial stone dead.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012