Definition of Stonewalled

1. Verb. (past of stonewall) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stonewalled

1. stonewall [v] - See also: stonewall

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonewalled

stoner
stoner rock
stoner rocker
stonerag
stonerags
stoneraw
stoneraws
stonerific
stonern
stoneroot
stoners
stonest
stonewall
stonewalled (current term)
stonewaller
stonewallers
stonewalling
stonewalls
stoneware
stonewares
stonewash
stonewashed
stonewashes
stonewashing
stonework
stoneworker
stoneworkers

Literary usage of Stonewalled

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Melbourne Review (1876)
"Either the thing to be stonewalled must be itself a bad thing, or it must be stonewalled as the only means ..."

2. Silent Blood Suckers of the Tangled Webs by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"But The State Department “stonewalled”.. .the Secretary of State has not responded—has not made the request to the UN agencies and has not explained why ..."

3. Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel by Zane Grey (1912)
"What might not be possible in this stonewalled maze of mystery? The unnatural sound passed beyond him as he lay gripping his rifle and fighting for coolness ..."

4. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"... in a condition of the Delta's black community that is no bed of roses; voyeurs slumming as tourists-to-hardship will be politely stonewalled at best. ..."

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