HyperDic: ossified

English > 1 sense of the word *ossified*:
ADJECTIVE	all	ossified, fossilized, fossilised	set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

ossified > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'sahfay.d
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *ossified*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs.
Example	"an ossified bureaucratic system"
Synonyms	fossilized, fossilised
Broader	inflexible	incapable of change
Spanish	fosilizado