Petrified
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of petrify form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 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 Extremely afraid.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He was almost petrified with terror."