ossifiedadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒsᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈɑsəˌfaɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ossify v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < ossify v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. In a state of ossification; bony, osseous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > formation of bone > [adjective]

ossific1638

ossified1695

ossifying1722

ossificated1727

symphysial1835

osteogenetic1857

ossifiant1860

osteogenic1860

parosteal1869

ossificatory1870

osteoplastic1870

parostotic1870

osteogenous1872

symphysian-

1695 tr. J. de la Charrière Treat. Chirurg. Operations ii. v. 341 It happens that the Flesh that grows over it becomes callous, and sometimes ossified [Fr. caleuse, & quelquefois osseuse].

1717 P. Blair Let. to Dr. James Douglass in Let. to Dr. Baynard 120 Nothing was now wanting but to wait till the Ossified Callus betwixt the two Bones, had acquired a convenient Solidity.

1748 tr. G. Arnaud de Ronsil Diss. Hernias p. xxxvi In others it is found of an ossified or stony consistence.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 53 The first has three ossified phalanges in the middle finger of the wing.

1865 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. 553 Exchanged a..semi-cartilaginous spinal cord for an ossified one.

1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 250 He considers it to be simply an ossified tendon supporting the patagial membrane.

1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) xi. 104 In elderly subjects the great cornu of the hyoid bone tends to become ossified, when it certainly does simulate a hard node.

1969 Science 14 Nov. 889/1 Prootic and opisthotic bones are well ossified, although rarely fused.

1993 Nature 8 July 107/1 Thelodonts are the most enigmatic of all Palaeozoic jawless vertebrates, because their internal skeleton was not ossified and their exoskeleton was made up of minute scales which were often dispersed during decay.

2. figurative.

a. Hardened or callous; rigid or fixed in position, attitude, ideas, etc.

ΚΠ

1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth the Wanderer II. vi. 111 He was a man so absorbed in the contemplation of that waveless and frozen tide of duty in which his mind was anchored..that physical objects must be presented before him a long time before they made the least impression on him,—his senses were almost ossified.

1876 Galaxy June 806/2 I was more than composed; I was apparently ossified.

1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 111 She'll leave off being ossified, and go all soft and able to stretch, and we shall get quite—why, I shouldn't be surprised if we get quite fond of her.

1976 Times 5 Nov. 14/8 That lack of any spirit of initiative..that is normally the hallmark..of ossified totalitarianisms.

1987 A. Arblaster Democracy (BNC) 97 Latin American leaders and regimes may understand better what is needed than the more formal and even ossified democracies of the West.

2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Culture section) 24/2 The formulaic half-hour sitcoms and old-fashioned hour-long dramas that had been staples of the ossified [TV] networks for a generation or more.

b. slang (chiefly U.S.). Drunk, intoxicated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [adjective] > like hard substance

adamantinea1382

rock-like1595

unmalleable1606

immarbled1641

iron-bound1648

inflexible1698

cast iron1829

teak-built1847

granitic1862

inelastic1867

petrified1870

ossified1901

shatter-proof1936

sclerotic1965

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > incapable of progress > causing progress to cease > that has ceased to progress

ossified1901

1901 Yale Fun 55/2 ‘Did you hear about the row over in Peabody Museum?’ ‘What was the trouble?’ ‘A lot of the exhibits got ossified.’

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxix. 337 Oh, but wasn't T. D. stewed! Say, he was simply ossified!

a1953 E. O'Neill Long Day's Journey (1956) iv. 156 What's the matter with the Old Man tonight? Must be ossified to forget he left this out.

1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance xvi. 166 An odd lot, bored to death, mostly staying ossified on Tuscan wine.

2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 272 ‘Bad luck to him,’ she said. ‘I don't know why he had to go and get ossified this day above all days.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ossified
释义	ossifiedadj. Brit. /ˈɒsᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈɑsəˌfaɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ossify v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < ossify v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. In a state of ossification; bony, osseous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > formation of bone > [adjective] ossific1638 ossified1695 ossifying1722 ossificated1727 symphysial1835 osteogenetic1857 ossifiant1860 osteogenic1860 parosteal1869 ossificatory1870 osteoplastic1870 parostotic1870 osteogenous1872 symphysian- 1695 tr. J. de la Charrière Treat. Chirurg. Operations ii. v. 341 It happens that the Flesh that grows over it becomes callous, and sometimes ossified [Fr. caleuse, & quelquefois osseuse]. 1717 P. Blair Let. to Dr. James Douglass in Let. to Dr. Baynard 120 Nothing was now wanting but to wait till the Ossified Callus betwixt the two Bones, had acquired a convenient Solidity. 1748 tr. G. Arnaud de Ronsil Diss. Hernias p. xxxvi In others it is found of an ossified or stony consistence. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 53 The first has three ossified phalanges in the middle finger of the wing. 1865 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. 553 Exchanged a..semi-cartilaginous spinal cord for an ossified one. 1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 250 He considers it to be simply an ossified tendon supporting the patagial membrane. 1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) xi. 104 In elderly subjects the great cornu of the hyoid bone tends to become ossified, when it certainly does simulate a hard node. 1969 Science 14 Nov. 889/1 Prootic and opisthotic bones are well ossified, although rarely fused. 1993 Nature 8 July 107/1 Thelodonts are the most enigmatic of all Palaeozoic jawless vertebrates, because their internal skeleton was not ossified and their exoskeleton was made up of minute scales which were often dispersed during decay. 2. figurative. a. Hardened or callous; rigid or fixed in position, attitude, ideas, etc. ΚΠ 1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth the Wanderer II. vi. 111 He was a man so absorbed in the contemplation of that waveless and frozen tide of duty in which his mind was anchored..that physical objects must be presented before him a long time before they made the least impression on him,—his senses were almost ossified. 1876 Galaxy June 806/2 I was more than composed; I was apparently ossified. 1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 111 She'll leave off being ossified, and go all soft and able to stretch, and we shall get quite—why, I shouldn't be surprised if we get quite fond of her. 1976 Times 5 Nov. 14/8 That lack of any spirit of initiative..that is normally the hallmark..of ossified totalitarianisms. 1987 A. Arblaster Democracy (BNC) 97 Latin American leaders and regimes may understand better what is needed than the more formal and even ossified democracies of the West. 2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Culture section) 24/2 The formulaic half-hour sitcoms and old-fashioned hour-long dramas that had been staples of the ossified [TV] networks for a generation or more. b. slang (chiefly U.S.). Drunk, intoxicated. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [adjective] > like hard substance adamantinea1382 rock-like1595 unmalleable1606 immarbled1641 iron-bound1648 inflexible1698 cast iron1829 teak-built1847 granitic1862 inelastic1867 petrified1870 ossified1901 shatter-proof1936 sclerotic1965 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > incapable of progress > causing progress to cease > that has ceased to progress ossified1901 1901 Yale Fun 55/2 ‘Did you hear about the row over in Peabody Museum?’ ‘What was the trouble?’ ‘A lot of the exhibits got ossified.’ 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxix. 337 Oh, but wasn't T. D. stewed! Say, he was simply ossified! a1953 E. O'Neill Long Day's Journey (1956) iv. 156 What's the matter with the Old Man tonight? Must be ossified to forget he left this out. 1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance xvi. 166 An odd lot, bored to death, mostly staying ossified on Tuscan wine. 2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 272 ‘Bad luck to him,’ she said. ‘I don't know why he had to go and get ossified this day above all days.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1695
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