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fossilized

fos·si·li·zed

US/ˈfɑsʌˌlaɪzd/ rare informal

adjective

1.

set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

  • “obsolete fossilized ways”
  • “an ossified bureaucratic system”

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