Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of ankylose
adjectiveankylosed (comparative more ankylosed, superlative most ankylosed)
comparative more ankylosed · superlative most ankylosed
- Stiffened or inflexible.
- broadlyfigurativelyStiff, cramped, rigid.
it was a strange spot, this forest of dark petrifacts, this grove of ankylosed trees.
1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 1331 more example
The pipy arms, ending in bony claws were outthrust as if ankylosed in the posture of an eternal dreadful groping.
August 1935, Clark Ashton Smith, Weird Tales, "The Treader of the Dust"
Origin
Translations
Portuguese anquilosado, ancilosado
- anquilosadoof bones or joints: stiffened or inflexible
- ancilosadoof bones or joints: stiffened or inflexible
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