Vocabulary Entry

ossified

|adjective • verb

adjective

Describes something that has become rigid, inflexible, or set in its ways.

Example Sentences

"The ossified rules of the company made it difficult for new ideas to thrive."

"His ossified beliefs prevented him from accepting any new evidence."

"The ossified structure of the organization hindered innovation."

verb

Example Sentences

"The lack of new experiences caused her perspective to ossified over time."

"In the cold climate, the sap in the trees can ossified, making it unusable."

"His thinking has ossified, and he refuses to consider alternative viewpoints."