1
[ adjective ] changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter

Examples

"cartilages ossified with age"

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"

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"

Related terms

inflexible

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Rhymes with

unjustified justified declassified classified codified modified disqualified qualified nullified mystified unspecified diversified specified intensified sulfide horrified glorified ratified magnified gratified fortified stratified mortified unqualified unified verified terrified certified solidified identified clarified purified satisfied dissatisfied unclassified liquefied identified signified unidentified rectified dignified petrified simplified rarefied unratified undiversified satisfied unsatisfied confide undignified unverified oversimplified

Phonetic and Homophones

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