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Stonesy

Stonesy adjective: resembling or characteristic of The Rolling Stones, an English rock band formed in London in 1962.

Adjective

Stonesy (comparative more Stonesy, superlative most Stonesy)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of The Rolling Stones, an English rock band formed in London in 1962.
    • It's even forgivable here when the band sometimes sounds as though they've phoned in the Stonesy swagger, because when they're on, the Hellacopters sound like the best garage rock/bar band in the world.2004, CMJ New Music Report, number 872, page 6
    • Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Kix's music combined a catchy AC/DC-influenced and somewhat Stonesy-sounding brand of rock with hooks, and a great live stage show.2009, William Phillips, Brian Cogan, Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music, page 135

Forms of Stonesy

comparativemore Stonesy
superlativemost Stonesy

Origin of Stonesy

From Stones + -y.

Questions about Stonesy

What does Stonesy mean?
Stonesy means resembling or characteristic of The Rolling Stones, an English rock band formed in London in 1962.
What part of speech is Stonesy?
Stonesy is an adjective.

Words near Stonesy in the dictionary

  1. Stonesifers
  2. stonest
  3. stonesthrow
  4. Stonestreet
  5. Stonestreets
  6. Stonesy
  7. stonethrowing
  8. stonewall
  9. Stonewall Attack
  10. Stonewall County
  11. stonewalled

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