petrified
/pˈɛtɹəfˌaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
verb
simple past and past participle of petrify
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Entering Avebury from any direction is like stepping back into the past. Before the centre of the village is reached, the road passes through an immense circle of brooding stones which stand like petrified ghosts of an age about which little is known."
Inflected Forms
more petrified (comparative)
most petrified (superlative)