zombied, adj.

zombied
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First published 2005

# zombiedadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zombied mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zombied. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How common is the adjective zombied?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1970 | 0.0025
1980 | 0.0029
1990 | 0.0029
2000 | 0.0029
2010 | 0.0034

### How is the adjective zombied pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɒmbid/
ZOM-beed

#### U.S. English

/ˈzɑmbid/
ZAHM-beed

### Where does the adjective zombied come from?

Earliest known use

1970s

The earliest known use of the adjective zombied is in the 1970s.

OED's earliest evidence for zombied is from 1972, in the writing of J. Gathorne-Hardy.

zombied is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zombie n., ‑ed suffix2.

### Nearby entries

1. Zolaesque, adj. 1886–
2. Zolaism, n. 1882–
3. Zolaist, n. 1886–
4. Zolaize, v. 1886–
5. Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, n. 1956–
6. Zöllner, n. 1890–
7. zollverein, n. 1843–
8. zolotnik, n. 1783–
9. zombie, n. 1788–
10. zombie apocalypse, n. 1982–
11. zombied, adj.1972–
12. zombie-esque, adj. 1946–
13. zombie-like, adj. & adv. 1932–
14. zombie worm, n. 2005–
15. zombification, n. 1968–
16. zombified, adj. 1965–
17. zombify, v. 1950–
18. zombocalypse, n. 2007–
19. zomboid, adj. 1963–
20. zom-com, n. 2004–
21. zomotherapeutic, adj. 1900–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zombie n., ‑ed suffix2.
< zombie n. + ‑ed suffix2. Compare earlier zombified adj.

## Meaning & use

1. 1972–
   = zombified adj. Also with out.
   1. 1972

      > Humpy is frankly idiotic, re-succumbing to Nanny's world like a zombied dachshund.

      J. Gathorne-Hardy, Rise & Fall British Nanny viii. 254
   2. 1976

      > I had some more coffee..in the transit lounge, still zombied.

      W. H. Canaway, Willow-pattern War iv. 46
   3. 1986

      > I have never seen the people in this place so zombied out.

      National Journal (U.S.) 19 July 1771/2
   4. 1992

      > Part of her refuses to give in to the compromising, zombied-out couch potato slothfulness that makes adults so boring.

      Communications 16 March 22/1
   5. 2000

      > She was treated by psychiatrists with drugs and injections which left her in a zombied state.

      Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia) (Nexis) 9 June a11
   1. unfeeling Old English–
      Having no feeling or sensation, insensible; figurative not sensitive to impressions, etc.
   2. dead?c1225–
      Of a part of the body: deprived of sensation or the ability to move; numb. Also figurative.
   3. unwitless c1225
      Senseless, insentient.
   4. insensible c1400–
      Naturally incapable of physical feeling; not having the faculty of sensation. Now rare.
   5. unfeelable c1400–1568
      Unable to feel; insensible. Obsolete.
   6. unfredeable c1450
      Insensible; without feeling.
   7. insensate?1520–
      Destitute of physical sense or feeling; without sensation, ‘senseless’, inanimate.
   8. blate a1522–1603
      Void of feeling, physically insensible, feelingless. (Perhaps, like a dead body). Obsolete.
   9. deaf?1527–
      Of a limb: numb, lacking sensation. rare (Irish English (northern) in later use).
   10. unsensible 1531–
       = insensible, adj. A.II.3a.
   11. inanimate a1555–
       Not animated or alive; destitute of life, lifeless; spec. not endowed with animal life, as in inanimate nature, that part of nature which is…
   12. senseless 1557–
       Of a body, body part, etc.: deprived of sensation or feeling; insentient.
   13. unsensate 1561
       Insensate.
   14. sleeping 1562–
       Numb: devoid of sensation.
   15. insensitive 1610–1713
       Destitute of feeling or consciousness (in general); not sentient; inanimate. Obsolete.
   16. unsensitive 1610–
       (un-, prefix¹ affix 1).
   17. torpid 1613–
       Benumbed; deprived or devoid of the power of motion or feeling; in which activity, animation, or development is suspended; dormant.
   18. inanimated 1646–1826
       = inanimate, adj. A.1.
   19. torpent 1647–
       = torpid, adj.
   20. unperceptive 1668–
       Not perceptive; (now esp.) lacking in insight or intelligence.
   21. feelless 1684–
       Without feeling, emotion, or sensitivity; numb, insensible.
   22. insentient 1764–
       Destitute of physical feeling, sensation, or consciousness; inanimate.
   23. unsentient 1768–
       (un-, prefix¹ affix 1.)
   24. sensationless 1824–
       Lacking or without sensation.
   25. apathic 1835–
       Without sensation.
   26. non-sensitive 1836–
       Not sensitive, insensitive.
   27. zombie-like 1932–
       Characteristic of or resembling (that of) a zombie; lifeless, unfeeling.
   28. zombie-esque 1946–
       Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
   29. zomboid 1963–
       Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
   30. zombied 1972–
       = zombified, adj. Also with out.
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   1. zombie-like 1932–
      Characteristic of or resembling (that of) a zombie; lifeless, unfeeling.
   2. zombie-esque 1946–
      Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
   3. zomboid 1963–
      Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
   4. zombified 1965–
      Transformed into a zombie. Chiefly in extended use (cf. zombie, n. I.3a, zombify, v.).
   5. zombied 1972–
      = zombified, adj. Also with out.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɒmbid/
ZOM-beed

### U.S. English

/ˈzɑmbid/
ZAHM-beed

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Frequency

zombied typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zombied is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zombied, adj., 1970–2010

* Occurrences per million words in written English

Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.

The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.

For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.

Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.

Decade | Frequency per million words
--- | ---
1970 | 0.0025
1980 | 0.0029
1990 | 0.0029
2000 | 0.0029
2010 | 0.0034

zombied, adj. was first published in June 2005.

zombied, adj. was last modified in July 2023.