unpetrifiedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and petrified adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, petrified adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + petrified adj.

Not converted into stone. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrified > not petrified

unpetrified1646

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > seat of the emotions > [adjective] > tender (of the heart)

fleshlyc1384

fleshy1526

unpetrified1735

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 91 All Corall is not hard, and in many concreted plants some parts remaine unpetrified .

1735 J. Thomson Rome: 3rd Pt. Liberty 208 Their generous hearts, Unpetrify'd by Self.

1744 W. Whitehead Atys & Adrastus 409 Why was I singl'd to perform the Part, Unsteel'd my Soul, unpetrified my Heart?

1867 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1864–6 9 202 In the museum at Pesth is deposited a large collection of skeletons..in a sub-fossil or unpetrified state.

1939 Science 11 Aug. 128/1 Much interest was shown in the partially consolidated, unpetrified plant material exposed along the beach.

2002 Science 26 Apr. 648/2 Leo Hickey..has extracted unpetrified bone and wood from the frozen layers of sediments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpetrified
释义	unpetrifiedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and petrified adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, petrified adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + petrified adj. Not converted into stone. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrified > not petrified unpetrified1646 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > seat of the emotions > [adjective] > tender (of the heart) fleshlyc1384 fleshy1526 unpetrified1735 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 91 All Corall is not hard, and in many concreted plants some parts remaine unpetrified . View more context for this quotation 1735 J. Thomson Rome: 3rd Pt. Liberty 208 Their generous hearts, Unpetrify'd by Self. 1744 W. Whitehead Atys & Adrastus 409 Why was I singl'd to perform the Part, Unsteel'd my Soul, unpetrified my Heart? 1867 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1864–6 9 202 In the museum at Pesth is deposited a large collection of skeletons..in a sub-fossil or unpetrified state. 1939 Science 11 Aug. 128/1 Much interest was shown in the partially consolidated, unpetrified plant material exposed along the beach. 2002 Science 26 Apr. 648/2 Leo Hickey..has extracted unpetrified bone and wood from the frozen layers of sediments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1646
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