petrified

B2
US /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/
adj verb Freq #17063

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.

    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. 2
    adj

    Extremely afraid.

  3. 3
    verb

    simple past and past participle of petrify

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · extremely afraid. afraid
Word family
Derived forms nonpetrifiedsemipetrifiedunpetrified

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