fossilised

Speech parts

1. fossilised - Adjective

2. fossilised - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

anachronistic ossified fossilize noachian fossilized petrified

Antonyms

hip leading edge

Examples

...Australian English may be thought of as a kind of fossilised Cockney of the Dickensian era. Anthony Burgess

obsolete fossilized ways Source: Internet

an ossified bureaucratic system Source: Internet

Anning suspected the stones were fossilised faeces and suggested so to Buckland in 1824. Source: Internet

Anthony Burgess writes that "Australian English may be thought of as a kind of fossilised Cockney of the Dickensian era." citation The Australian gold rushes saw many external influences on the language. Source: Internet

Hyenas are known to have preyed on humans in prehistory: Human hair has been found in fossilised hyena dung dating back 195,000 to 257,000 years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fossilisable fossilisation fossilise fossilism fossilist fossility