lithic
1 of 2adjective
lith·ic ˈli-thik 
1
: stony sense 1
2
: of, relating to, or being a stone tool
-lithic
2 of 2adjective combining form
: relating to or characteristic of a (specified) stage in humankind's use of stone as a cultural tool
Neolithic
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022 Across this lithic landscape, a sly salamander slithers to steal a succulent grape. William A. Wallace, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 The other burns lithic landscapes, or fossilized biomass. Stephen Pyne, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020 In effect, once released, the lithic overlies the living and the two different kinds of burning interact in ways that sometimes compete and sometimes collude. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 In effect, once released, the lithic overlies the living and the two different kinds of burning interact in ways that sometimes compete and sometimes collude. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 Pointy antler tines can be sawn or broken off to create pressure flaking tools to chip arrowheads, stone knives and a host of other lithic resources. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 17 Dec. 2019 What were lithic landscapes have been exhumed and no longer only underlie living ones. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 What were lithic landscapes have been exhumed and no longer only underlie living ones. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 See More
Adjective
Enlarge / Selection of flint lithic tools from the El Pendón ossuary: blades, geometric microliths, and arrowheads. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022 Across this lithic landscape, a sly salamander slithers to steal a succulent grape. William A. Wallace, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 The other burns lithic landscapes, or fossilized biomass. Stephen Pyne, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020 In effect, once released, the lithic overlies the living and the two different kinds of burning interact in ways that sometimes compete and sometimes collude. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 In effect, once released, the lithic overlies the living and the two different kinds of burning interact in ways that sometimes compete and sometimes collude. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 Pointy antler tines can be sawn or broken off to create pressure flaking tools to chip arrowheads, stone knives and a host of other lithic resources. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 17 Dec. 2019 What were lithic landscapes have been exhumed and no longer only underlie living ones. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 What were lithic landscapes have been exhumed and no longer only underlie living ones. Stephen Pyne, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Greek lithikós, from líthos "stone, rock" (of obscure origin) + -ikos -ic entry 1
Adjective combining form
from lithic, originally in neolithic and paleolithic
First Known Use
Adjective
1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1