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Ossified

adjective
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.adjectiveHaving undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone).
"ossified cartilage"
2.adjective(of ideas or attitudes) Inflexible, old-fashioned.
3.adjectiveDrunk
4.verbTo transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
5.verb(animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
6.verb(inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
7.verbTo calcify.

Synonyms

blockedlockedscuttereddeep-seateddémodéestablishedfixedhard-and-fastinflexibleingrainedold-fashionedout of date

Rhymes With

abidestridesnidechidederideprovideglidepreoccupied
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