petrified

English

Adjective

petrified (comparative more petrified, superlative most petrified)

1. 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.

2. Extremely afraid.

Synonyms

• (afraid): See Thesaurus:afraid

Derived terms

• petrified carpentry
• semipetrified

 

Translations

transformed into stony substance

• Danish: forstenet
• German: versteinert (de)
• Swedish: förstenad (sv), förstelnad, petrifierad (sv)

extremely afraid

• German: versteinert (de)

Verb

petrified

1. simple past and past participle of petrify