petrified

English

Adjective

petrified (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

(afraid): See Thesaurus:afraid

Derived terms

Translations

transformed into stony substance

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

extremely afraid

German: versteinert (de)

Verb

petrified

simple past and past participle of petrify

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