Meaning

3 senses

  1. Hardened by sclerosis.

    relating to or having sclerosis; hardened

  2. (figuratively)Hardened; fixed; inflexible; tough.

  3. Lignified

Origin

Back-formation from sclerosis. The verb sclerose was derived from sclerosed (adj). Compare

Back-formation from sclerosis. The verb sclerose was derived from sclerosed (adj). Compare also diagnose (verb).

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Forms

more sclerosed, most sclerosed
Comparativemore sclerosed Lesson
Superlativemost sclerosed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • relating to or having sclerosis; hardened:sclerotic

Word family

4 related words
Relatedsclerodermasclerosantsclerotherapysclerosis

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scintillatescionscissorsA2sclerosisscoffC1scoldB1
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