Fossilized

/ˈfɑːsɪˌlaɪzd/ adjective

Turned into a fossil through a natural process over millions of years; or figuratively, stuck in old ways and unable to change.

From 'fossil,' which comes from Latin 'fossilis' (dug up), from 'fossus' (dug). The suffix '-ized' means to make or become something, popular in forming verbs since the 1600s.

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