fossilised

IPA: fˈɑsʌɫaɪzd

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fossilized. [In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock]

Examples of "fossilised" in Sentences

I like the idea to use a 'fossilised' form of the emphatic particle, rather than one that is in common use.
Within eight months, Conrad was running for Great Britain, age 22 – practically fossilised by athlete standards.
We would see an overwhelming number of fossils of one particular species, accompanied by various fossilised artefacts and so on.
Webb's estimates have, of course, been questioned recently, and it is true that calculation of running speed from fossilised tracks is open to varying interpretations.
The tiny animals became entombed in the fossilised tree resin some 52m years ago, before the Indian subcontinent crunched into Asia to produce the Himalayan mountain range.
In the welcome spirit in which people around the world are taking it upon themselves to question and even shake off entrenched and fossilised regimes that have long outstayed their welcome, I wonder if their courageous example could not have something to teach us?
Robert Muir Wood, head of the research group at Risk Management Solutions, said the current IPCC report system was "fossilised" and that the organisation needed to move into the 21st century by setting up Wikipedia-style rolling publishing, that could be updated each month.