"ossified" meaning in English

See ossified in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-ossified.ogg Forms: more ossified [comparative], most ossified [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ossified (comparative more ossified, superlative most ossified)
  1. Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone).
    Sense id: en-ossified-en-adj-kJeEBmcP
  2. (figurative) Inflexible, old-fashioned. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: outdated, outmoded, out of date, passé, inflexible, rigid, obsolete, unfashionable Translations (of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned): versteend (Dutch), vastgeroest (Dutch), kangistunut (Finnish), verknöchert (German), αποστεωμένος (aposteoménos) (Greek), neadaptabil [masculine] (Romanian), anchilozat [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), învechit [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), закостенелый (zakostenelyj) [masculine] (Russian), anquilosado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ossified-en-adj-qIRJpOnE Disambiguation of 'of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned': 3 87 9
  3. (Ireland, US, slang) Drunk. Tags: Ireland, US, slang Synonyms: blocked, locked, scuttered, drunk
    Sense id: en-ossified-en-adj-z6fuMRDZ Categories (other): American English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 10 68 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 11 65 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 8 69 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 5 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 12 66 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 15 70 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 12 68 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 21 64 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 15 70 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 9 72 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 8 74 5

Verb

Audio: En-au-ossified.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ossified
  1. simple past and past participle of ossify Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: ossify
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