ossified
IPA: ˈɑsʌfaɪd
adjective
- Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone).
- (figurative) Inflexible, old-fashioned.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Drunk.
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Examples of "ossified" in Sentences
- The bone is ossified in cartilage.
- The ligament is sometimes ossified.
- The maxilla is ossified in membrane.
- They were subsequently found to be ossified tendons.
- Common sense should not be replaced with ossified legislation.
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