Meanings
comparative more sclerosed · superlative most sclerosed
- figurativelyHardened; fixed; inflexible; tough.
"They are all good men." "Of course they are. It's quite physiological. They are a body of elderly men, and the elderly brain is sclerosed and cannot record new impressions."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019 - biologylignified
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or having sclerosis; hardened
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Back-formation from sclerosis. The verb sclerose was derived from sclerosed (adj). Compare also diagnose (verb).
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Rhymes with sclerosed
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sclerosed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosed
“sclerosed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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