fossilized
adjective/ˈfɒsəlaɪzd/
/ˈfɑːsəlaɪzd/
(British English also fossilised)
- preserved as a fossil
- fossilized bones
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- (disapproving) old-fashioned, fixed and unable to change or develop
- a fossilized political system
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