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?
| 1970 | 0.0025 |
| 1980 | 0.0029 |
| 1990 | 0.0029 |
| 2000 | 0.0029 |
| 2010 | 0.0034 |
How is the adjective zombied pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
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
- Zolaesque, adj.1886–
- Zolaism, n.1882–
- Zolaist, n.1886–
- Zolaize, v.1886–
- Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, n.1956–
- Zöllner, n.1890–
- zollverein, n.1843–
- zolotnik, n.1783–
- zombie, n.1788–
- zombie apocalypse, n.1982–
- zombied, adj.1972–
- zombie-esque, adj.1946–
- zombie-like, adj. & adv.1932–
- zombie worm, n.2005–
- zombification, n.1968–
- zombified, adj.1965–
- zombify, v.1950–
- zombocalypse, n.2007–
- zomboid, adj.1963–
- zom-com, n.2004–
- zomotherapeutic, adj.1900–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1972–= zombified adj. Also with out.
- 1972
Humpy is frankly idiotic, re-succumbing to Nanny's world like a zombied dachshund.
J. Gathorne-Hardy, Rise & Fall British Nanny viii. 254 - 1976
I had some more coffee..in the transit lounge, still zombied.
W. H. Canaway, Willow-pattern War iv. 46 - 1986
I have never seen the people in this place so zombied out.
National Journal (U.S.) 19 July 1771/2 - 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 - 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
- unfeelingOld English–Having no feeling or sensation, insensible; figurative not sensitive to impressions, etc.
- dead?c1225–Of a part of the body: deprived of sensation or the ability to move; numb. Also figurative.
- unwitlessc1225Senseless, insentient.
- insensiblec1400–Naturally incapable of physical feeling; not having the faculty of sensation. Now rare.
- unfeelablec1400–1568Unable to feel; insensible. Obsolete.
- unfredeablec1450Insensible; without feeling.
- insensate?1520–Destitute of physical sense or feeling; without sensation, ‘senseless’, inanimate.
- blatea1522–1603Void of feeling, physically insensible, feelingless. (Perhaps, like a dead body). Obsolete.
- deaf?1527–Of a limb: numb, lacking sensation. rare (Irish English (northern) in later use).
- unsensible1531–= insensible, adj. A.II.3a.
- inanimatea1555–Not animated or alive; destitute of life, lifeless; spec. not endowed with animal life, as in inanimate nature, that part of nature which is…
- senseless1557–Of a body, body part, etc.: deprived of sensation or feeling; insentient.
- unsensate1561Insensate.
- sleeping1562–Numb: devoid of sensation.
- insensitive1610–1713Destitute of feeling or consciousness (in general); not sentient; inanimate. Obsolete.
- unsensitive1610–(un-, prefix¹ affix 1).
- torpid1613–Benumbed; deprived or devoid of the power of motion or feeling; in which activity, animation, or development is suspended; dormant.
- inanimated1646–1826= inanimate, adj. A.1.
- torpent1647–= torpid, adj.
- unperceptive1668–Not perceptive; (now esp.) lacking in insight or intelligence.
- feelless1684–Without feeling, emotion, or sensitivity; numb, insensible.
- insentient1764–Destitute of physical feeling, sensation, or consciousness; inanimate.
- unsentient1768–(un-, prefix¹ affix 1.)
- sensationless1824–Lacking or without sensation.
- apathic1835–Without sensation.
- non-sensitive1836–Not sensitive, insensitive.
- zombie-like1932–Characteristic of or resembling (that of) a zombie; lifeless, unfeeling.
- zombie-esque1946–Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
- zomboid1963–Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
- zombied1972–= zombified, adj. Also with out.
the world the supernatural supernatural being or deity malignant monster [adjectives] of or like a zombie- zombie-like1932–Characteristic of or resembling (that of) a zombie; lifeless, unfeeling.
- zombie-esque1946–Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
- zomboid1963–Resembling or suggestive of a zombie; zombie-like.
- zombified1965–Transformed into a zombie. Chiefly in extended use (cf. zombie, n. I.3a, zombify, v.).
- zombied1972–= zombified, adj. Also with out.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
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
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.
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 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 |