Difference between Petrous and Stonelike

What is the difference between Petrous and Stonelike?

Petrous as an adjective is resembling rock or stone in its hardness while Stonelike as an adjective is resembling stone or a stone.

Petrous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling rock or stone in its hardness Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.

Stonelike

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling stone or a stone.

We hope you now know whether to use Petrous or Stonelike in your sentence.

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