stock-still

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stock-still

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Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).

adjective stock still

not comparable Very still; motionless. The team was stock-still in front of the stable.
Similar: at rest, unmoving, dull, impassive, inanimate, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still, stock-still

adverb stock still

idiomatic, not comparable Without motion. He lay stock-still among the bodies and blasted equipment.

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@misc{stock_still_2026,
  title = {stock-still},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stock-still},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}