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Meaning of deaf as a doorpost | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Stone deaf. (unable to hear at all)

not-comparable

Examples

“And grandmother sat in her rocker before the fireplace, deaf as a doorpost and half-blind as well.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

deaf as a post deaf-blind deaf-mute deafblind deafening deafer