stoned
Americanadjective
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intoxicated or dazed from drugs; high (sometimes followed byout ).
to be stoned out on pot.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unstoned adjective
Etymology
Origin of stoned
1475–85 for sense “pelted with stones”; 1950–55 for current senses; stone + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The first Sunday service after the arrests, streamed from pastors outside the mainland, included a meditation on the biblical account of Stephen, the first-century disciple stoned to death for his faith.
“I have been convicted and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself.”
From Los Angeles Times
The costumes are shining because the seamstress stoned them.
From Salon
After being stoned for no gain on third-and-5 from Texas’ 39-yard line with less than a minute left, he was helped off by two trainers without putting pressure on his left foot.
From Seattle Times
“It’s just not possible that police forces are so overstretched, that private property is destroyed, that buses are stoned and people injured,” Oudea-Castera said.
From Washington Times
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