PETROUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word petrous. (close relations)
Definition of PETROUS
Best Alternative Words for PETROUS
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| hard | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure • dispassionate • resisting weight or pressure • produced without vibration of the vocal cords • (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source • (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum adverb • with effort or force or vigor • with firmness • earnestly or intently • causing great damage or hardship • slowly and with difficulty • indulging excessively • into a solid condition • very near or close in space or time • with pain or distress or bitterness • to the full extent possible; all the way adjective satellite • very strong or vigorous • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content • unfortunate or hard to bear • dried out | ||||||||
| rocky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements adjective satellite • abounding in rocks or stones • liable to rock • full of hardship or trials | ||||||||
| solid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous • entirely of one substance with no holes inside noun • matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure • the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape • a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume adjective satellite • characterized by good substantial quality • of one substance or character throughout • uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks • providing abundant nourishment • of good quality and condition; solidly built • not soft or yielding to pressure • having length, breadth and thickness • impenetrable for the eye • financially dependable • of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial • meriting respect or esteem • of the same color throughout • acting together as a single undiversified whole | ||||||||
| stony | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • abounding in rocks or stones • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings • hard as granite | ||||||||
| stonelike | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness | ||||||||
