# stoned

Pronunciation: say "STOHND" US /stoʊnd/, UK /stəʊnd/

## Adjective

1. Under the influence of drugs, especially cannabis. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Feeling the effects of cannabis or another drug.
   - _She showed up to the meeting visibly stoned and could barely focus._
   - _The two roommates were too stoned to remember where they parked._
3. Having had the hard inner pits or seeds removed, as of certain fruits.
   - Simple: With the hard inner seed or pit taken out, as a fruit.
   - _Use stoned dates to keep the filling smooth and soft._
   - _The deli sells stoned green olives by the pound._
4. Containing stones or small rocks.
   - Simple: Having stones inside it, or mixed in with it.
   - _The stoned riverbank made it hard to set up a tent._
   - _Erosion left the slope dry and stoned where soil had washed away._
5. Exhilarated or intoxicated by something other than drugs or alcohol, such as love. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Filled with strong feeling, like love, instead of drugs or drink.
   - _He wandered home from their first date stoned on happiness._
   - _The runners crossed the finish line stoned on adrenaline and cheers._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of stone. — simple past and past participle of stone
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of stone. Use it for throwing stones at someone or something in the past.
   - _The villagers stoned the accused man at dawn._
   - _Several windows were stoned during the riot._

## Adjective

6. Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Very drunk from alcohol.
   - _The old sailors grew loud and stoned on cheap rum._
   - _She found her uncle stoned and singing at the bottom of the stairs._

## Origin

From Middle English stoned (simple past) and stoned or istoned (past participle), equivalent to "stone" plus "-ed."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/stoned (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).