Petrific

//pəˈtɹɪf.ɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive. archaic

    "Death with his mace petrific, cold and dry."

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petrificiouspetrificious

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"Death with his mace petrific, cold and dry."

Etymology

From post-classical Latin petrificus (13th c.), from petra (“rock, stone”).

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