ossified
[ os-uh-fahyd ]
/ ˈɒs əˌfaɪd /
adjective
hardened like or into bone.
Slang.
drunk.
OTHER WORDS FROM ossified
un·os·si·fied, adjectiveWords nearby ossified
ossie,
ossietzky,
ossiferous,
ossific,
ossification,
ossified,
ossifrage,
ossify,
ossining,
osso bucco,
ossobuco
Definition for ossified (2 of 2)
ossify
[ os-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈɒs əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing.
to convert into or cause to harden like bone.
verb (used without object), os·si·fied, os·si·fy·ing.
to become bone or harden like bone.
to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.: a young man who began to ossify right after college.
Origin of ossify
OTHER WORDS FROM ossify
os·si·fi·er, noun un·os·si·fy·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for ossified
British Dictionary definitions for ossified (1 of 2)
ossified
/ (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪd) /
adjective
converted into bone
having become set and inflexible
Irish slang
intoxicated; drunk
British Dictionary definitions for ossified (2 of 2)
ossify
/ (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to convert or be converted into bone
(intr)
(of habits, attitudes, etc) to become inflexible
Derived forms of ossify
ossifier, nounWord Origin for ossify
C18: from French
ossifier, from Latin
os bone +
facere to make
Medical definitions for ossified
ossify
[ ŏs′ə-fī′ ]
v.
To change into bone.