ankylosed

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ankylosed

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From ankylose + -ed.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of ankylose

adjective more ankylosed · most ankylosed

of bones or joints Stiffened or inflexible.
broadly, figuratively Stiff, cramped, rigid. The pipy arms, ending in bony claws were outthrust as if ankylosed in the posture of an eternal dreadful groping.

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adj of bones or joints: stiffened or inflexible

Português	anquilosado, ancilosado

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"ankylosed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ankylosed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ankylosed_2026,
  title = {ankylosed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ankylosed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}