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Made Rigid And Set Into A Conventional Pattern Crossword Clue
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OSSIFIED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
OSSIFIED
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "OSSIFIED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs adjective
- • Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone).
- • (of ideas or attitudes) inflexible, old-fashioned.
- • Drunk verb
- • To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
- • (animate) to become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
- • (inanimate) to grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
- • To calcify.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ossified bones were carefully excavated by archaeologists."
- • "The old man's ossified joints made it difficult for him to walk."
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