OSSIFIED
Dictionary entry overview: What does ossified mean? • OSSIFIED (adjective)
The adjective OSSIFIED has 2 senses:
1. changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter
2. set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
Familiarity information: OSSIFIED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OSSIFIED (adjective)
Meaning:
Changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter
Context example:
cartilages ossified with age
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
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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