fossilized
/ˈfɑsəlaɪzd/
adjective
- Turned into a fossil; preserved in rock or a hard, stony form from a past geological age.
- The museum displayed a fossilized dinosaur egg that was millions of years old.
- Fossilized wood can sometimes be polished and used as jewelry.
- We found a fossilized seashell embedded in the cliff face.
- Very old-fashioned, fixed, and unwilling to change; outdated.
- His fossilized ideas about education made him unpopular with the students.
- The company's fossilized management style prevented any innovation.
- She described the old law as fossilized and in need of reform.