petrified
English
editAdjective
editpetrified (comparative more petrified, superlative most petrified)
- Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
- 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 218:
- On Yule-eve alone can petrified Giants receive back their life for the space of seven hours, if one of their race embraces them, and is, at the same time, willing to sacrifice a hundred years of their own life.
- Extremely afraid.
Synonyms
edit- (afraid): See Thesaurus:afraid
Derived terms
editTranslations
edittransformed into stony substance
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extremely afraid
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Verb
editpetrified
- simple past and past participle of petrify