sclerotic
adjective/skləˈrɒtɪk/
/skləˈrɑːtɪk/
- (medical) (of soft body tissue) becoming hard because of a medical condition
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- (formal, disapproving) losing the ability to change and adapt
- The movement was becoming increasingly sclerotic and bureaucratic.
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