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FOSSILIZED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

Example:

an ossified bureaucratic system

Synonyms:

fossilised; fossilized; ossified

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

inflexible (incapable of change)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb fossilize

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