ossified

[ os-uh-fahyd ]
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adjective
  1. hardened like or into bone.

  2. Slang. drunk.

Origin of ossified

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; ossify + -ed2

Other words from ossified

  • un·os·si·fied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ossified

ossified

/ (ˈɒsɪˌfaɪd) /


adjective
  1. converted into bone

  2. having become set and inflexible

  1. Irish slang intoxicated; drunk

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