- fossillike
- adj. like a fossil; still, unmoving, stonelike; old, ancient
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
fossillike
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fossil — fossillike, adj. /fos euhl/, n. 1. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc. 2. a markedly outdated or old fashioned person or thing. 3. a linguistic form that is archaic except… … Universalium
fossilize — fossilizable, adj. fossilization, n. /fos euh luyz /, v., fossilized, fossilizing. v.t. 1. Geol. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism. 2. to change as if into mere lifeless remains or… … Universalium
old — adj 1. older, aging, elderly, aged, vintage, on or up in years, along or advanced in years, past one s prime, Inf. over the hill, Derog. long in the teeth; gray, gray haired, gray headed, grizzly, grizzled; hoary, Rare. hoar, venerable,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
old-fashioned — adj 1. outmoded, unfashionable, out of fashion, out of style, outworn, moss grown; outdated, out of date, out, oldfangled, unmodern, dated, Inf. old hat, behind the times; obsolete, extinct, dead, passe , gone by; out of use, disused, superseded … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
primal — adj 1. primary, prime, initial, initiative, first, premier, opening; pristine, earliest, early. 2. original, aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonous; primitive, primordial, primigenial; incipient, beginning, germinal, embryonic, embryonal,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
primeval — adj primitive, primal, prehistoric, pre adamic, Noachian, Noachic, Noachical, antediluvian, eolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic; primary, prime, pristine, early, earliest, initiative, initial, premier, first; primordial, autochthonal,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
primitive — adj 1. primeval, primal, prehistoric, preadamic, Noachian, Noachic, Noachical, antediluvian, eolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, atavistic; early, earliest; original, autochthonal, autochthonous, aboriginal, native, endemic, endemical,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fossilize — fos•sil•ize [[t]ˈfɒs əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) gel to convert into a fossil; replace organic matter with mineral substances in the remains of an organism 2) to cause to become outmoded or unchanging 3) gel to become a fossil or fossillike •… … From formal English to slang
