Fossilized
adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of fossilize form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
- 2 Old-fashioned, outmoded, or rigidly fixed in a way that is resistant to change. idiomatic, informal
- 3 Having become a fossil; no longer productive.
Adjective
- 1 set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs wordnet
Example
More examples"Possibly the fossilized tracks belong to animals of the Jurassic period."