word of the day: lapidary

The word of the day is lapidary:

< Latin lapidārius, < lapid-, lapis stone.

 A. adj. 

1. Concerned with stones. rare. 

2.a. Of an inscription, etc.: Engraved on stone, esp. monumental stones. 

b. Of style, etc.: Characteristic of or suitable for monumental inscriptions.(OED)

"The boy is staring at you with lapidary intensity."

 - Junot Díaz, "The Cheater's Guide to Love", New Yorker 23 July 2012