Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ossified

/ˈɑsəfˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: os-si-fied
IPA: /ˈɑsəfˌaɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).

adj

Inflexible, old-fashioned.

adj

American usage; Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of ossify

Example Sentences

"ossified cartilage"
"Launching a new platform, he said, was like starting a new country: Getting users to move from an established network that had an ossified economy and social classes to a new network requires the possibility of success — the lure of the American Dream."
""Hey, are you ossified, fat daddy?[…]I want to get stinkin', paralyzin', forgettin'-drunk[…].""
"At Wanda's house, two nights before the wedding, she, Jenny, and two other girls were doing shots with beer chasers while Tom and I and another guy watched as they all got ossified."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

more ossified (comparative) most ossified (superlative)

Derived Forms

coossified hyperossified nonossified underossified unossified

Synonyms

outdated outmoded out of date passé inflexible rigid anachronistic antediluvial antediluvian antiquated antique archaic

Questions

How do you pronounce ossified?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑsəfˌaɪd/.
What does ossified mean?: Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).

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