🦴ossified

adjective
/ˈɑːsɪˌfaɪd/

Meaning

Turned into bone or become rigid; unwilling to change.

Example Sentences

The company had an ossified management structure that resisted innovation.

Synonyms

hardened, rigid, inflexible, fossilized

Antonyms

flexible, adaptable

Collocations

ossified structure, ossified system, ossified attitude, ossified tradition

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