The Democratic Party appears both feckless and sclerotic.
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Sclerotic
//skləˈɹɑtɪk//
Synonyms for "sclerotic" (24 found)
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15 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
3 entries- escleròtic adj (having or relating to sclerosis)
- esclerós adj (having or relating to sclerosis)
- escleròtica noun (sclerotic coat)
Finnish
4 entries- jäykkä adj (hard and insular, resistant to change)
- kalkkeutunut adj (hard and insular, resistant to change)
- kovettunut adj (having or relating to sclerosis)
- luutunut adj (hard and insular, resistant to change)
French
1 entries- sclérotique noun (sclerotic coat)
Irish
1 entries- scléaróiseach adj (having or relating to sclerosis)
Swedish
3 entries- hård adj (hard and insular, resistant to change)
- sklerotisk adj (hard and insular, resistant to change)
- hornhinna noun (sclerotic coat)
Welsh
2 entries- sglerotig adj (having or relating to sclerosis)
- pilen allanol noun (sclerotic coat)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The outer wood exposed to the air may become carbonaceous due to the interaction of sclerotic mycelium and the wood.
Source: wiktionary
sclerotic bureaucracy
Source: wiktionary
Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates.
Source: wiktionary
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