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ossified
[ os-uh-fahyd ]
/ ˈɒs əˌfaɪd /
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adjective
hardened like or into bone.
Slang. drunk.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ossified
un·os·si·fied, adjectiveWords nearby ossified
ossicle, Ossie, Ossietzky, ossiferous, ossification, ossified, ossifrage, ossify, Ossining, osso bucco, ossobuco
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British Dictionary definitions for ossified
ossified
/ (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪd) /
adjective
converted into bone
having become set and inflexible
Irish slang intoxicated; drunk
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