OSSIFIED as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
   Synonym(s)
   • fossilised (what does fossilised mean?)
   • fossilized (what does fossilized mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • obsolete fossilized ways
   • an ossified bureaucratic system
   Similar To
   • inflexible (what does inflexible mean?)
2. Meaning
   • changed into bone
   • hardened by deposits of mineral matter
   Usage Example(s)
   • cartilages ossified with age
   Similar To
   • hard (what does hard mean?)