FOSSILIZED
Dictionary entry overview: What does fossilized mean? • FOSSILIZED (adjective)
The adjective FOSSILIZED has 1 sense:
1. set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
Familiarity information: FOSSILIZED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FOSSILIZED (adjective)
Meaning:
Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
Synonyms:
fossilised; fossilized; ossified
Context examples:
obsolete fossilized ways / an ossified bureaucratic system
Similar:
inflexible (incapable of change)
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