STOCKISHLY

Etymology

Adverb

stockishly (comparative more stockishly, superlative most stockishly)

stupidly

motionless; stock still

Source: Wiktionary


STOCKISH

Stock"ish, a.

Definition: Like a stock; stupid; blockish. Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 January 2025

TRACE

(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”


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