I. Of stone, consisting of stones, stone-.
A. Lit. (class.): “flumen marginibus lapideis,” Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45: “imber,” a shower of stones, id. Div. 2, 28, 60; so, “pluit lapideo imbri,” Liv. 30, 38, 8: “murus,” id. 1, 38 fin.: “in lapideo mortario terere,” Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 169: “duritia,” id. 27, 11, 74, § 98: “suggestus,” Col. 9, 7, 1.—
B. Trop. (ante-class.): lapideo sunt corde multi, quos non miseret neminis, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 162 Müll. (Trag. v. 174 Vahl.): lapideus sum, I am petrified: “commovere me miser non audeo,” Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 44.—
II. For lapidosus, full of stones, stony (post-Aug.): “lapidei campi,” Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 34; 21, 10, 31, § 57: “litus,” Mel. 2, 5, 4.