sclerotic

American  

[skli-rot-ik] / sklɪˈrɒt ɪk /

adjective

1. Anatomy. Also of or relating to the sclera.

2. Pathology, Botany. pertaining to or affected with sclerosis.

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sclerotic British  

/ sklɪəˈrɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the sclera

2. of, relating to, or having sclerosis

3. botany characterized by the hardening and strengthening of cell walls

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noun

1. another name for sclera

Other Word Forms

• subsclerotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of sclerotic

1535–45; < New Latin sclērōticus of hardening, equivalent to Greek sklērṓt ( ēs ) hardness (derivative of sklērós hard; sclero- ) + New Latin -icus -ic

Example Sentences

“I think political institutions become very sclerotic and very consensus-orientated, and you have to be very careful of political consensus,” Mr. Rees-Mogg says.

From The Wall Street Journal

His classic “The Painter of Modern Life,” advocating for upending art’s sclerotic monotony, appeared in three profoundly influential installments of the Parisian newspaper Le Figaro.

From Los Angeles Times

Those choices will arrive faster for Europe given its sclerotic economic growth, but they could also hit the U.S. if economic growth disappoints.

From The Wall Street Journal

It generates societal wealth by breaking down a sclerotic status quo and bringing better living standards.

From The Wall Street Journal

God knows, having worked a whole career in government, I understood their critique of its baroque and sclerotic routines.

From Salon