 ossified |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter | |
| Examples: | "cartilages ossified with age" |
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| Related terms: | hard | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | |
| Synonyms: | fossilized fossilised | |
| Examples: | "obsolete fossilized ways" "an ossified bureaucratic system" |
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| Related terms: | inflexible | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | |
| Synonyms: | fossilized | |
| Examples: | "obsolete fossilized ways" "an ossified bureaucratic system" |
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| Related terms: | inflexible | |
