fossilized

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fossilized

adjective fossilised

  1. In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
  2. idiomatic, informal Old-fashioned, outmoded, or rigidly fixed in a way that is resistant to change.
  3. Having become a fossil; no longer productive.

verb fossilised

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of fossilize

    Similar: antiquated, disused, outdated, unfashionable

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verb in a state of fossilisation

Portuguêsfossilizado
Françaisfossilisé
Deutschfossilisiert, versteinert
Ελληνικάαπολιθωμένος apolithoménos
Românăfosilizat

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@misc{fossilized_2026,
  title = {fossilized},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fossilized},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}