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Stubbornly, and usually unreasonably, holding to an opinion, decision or purpose

Under the influence of a substance, especially alcohol

Regular and even throughout

Having a dense or semi-solid consistency

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

Past tense for to turn into bone or bony tissue

Past tense for to become, or cause to become, inflexible and rigid

Past tense for to stagnate or prevent from further development

Past tense for to make or become harder or thicker in texture

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Adjective

Stubbornly, and usually unreasonably, holding to an opinion, decision or purpose

self-opinionated

stubborn as a mule

dyed-in-the-wool

as stubborn as a mule

unaccommodating

set in one's ways

not giving an inch

sticking to one's guns

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

standing one's ground

set in your ways

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

uncompassionate

hold your ground

tough nut to crack

proof against persuasion

through and through

unimpressionable

set in concrete

traditionalistic

full of determination

high-maintenance

over-particular

meaning business

over-censorious

hard to satisfy

right of center

middle-of-the-road

ultraconservative

incontrovertible

paleoconservative

archconservative

individualistic

through-and-through

in the doldrums

closely controlled

strictly controlled

rigidly enforced

unchallengeable

solid as a rock

bound and determined

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

not up for negotiation

not have the time for

at each other's throats

holding fixed views

as straight as an arrow

overenthusiastic

unreciprocating

not subject to change

not cooperative

tried and tested

bred-in-the-bone

ultra-conservative

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

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“The ossified attitudes on the role of governments in the healthcare sector constrain options that health policymakers can contemplate.”

Adjective

Under the influence of a substance, especially alcohol

under the influence

drunk as a lord

under the table

worse for drink

drunk as a skunk

three sheets to the wind

under the influence of intoxicating liquor

one over the eight

under the weather

the worse for drink

Brahms and Liszt

dead to the world

feeling no pain

half in the bag

three sheets in the wind

tired and emotional

out of one's head

out of one's skull

out of one's box

out of one's gourd

two sheets to the wind

having had a skinful

having had one over the eight

as full as a goog

as tight as a tick

out off one's head

out of one's mind

drunk as a fiddler

full of well-being

anaesthetized^UK

anesthetized^US

out of your mind

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Adjective

Regular and even throughout

well-proportioned

standardized^US

standardised^UK

systematized^US

systematised^UK

on an even keel

round-the-clock

like the Rock of Gibralter

solid as a rock

strictly regulated

in a straight line

closely controlled

strictly controlled

on a tight rein

dyed-in-the-wool

full of determination

bound and determined

tried and tested

through and through

bred-in-the-bone

long-established

self-opinionated

through-and-through

well-established

meaning business

keen as mustard

not giving an inch

stop at nothing

around-the-clock

deeply ingrained

high-principled

without respite

sticking to one's guns

round the clock

well established

tried and trusted

firmly established

straightforward

inextinguishable

unaccommodating

stubborn as a mule

unimpressionable

perfectionistic

nose to grindstone

world-without-end

action-oriented

set in concrete

single-minded about

in for long haul

as thick as thieves

like a ball of fire

desiring success

string along with

detail oriented

dyed-in-the wool

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

as keen as mustard

true to the end

tough nut to crack

not discouraged

in for the long haul

until the cows come home

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

hold your ground

standing one's ground

on the up and up

rigidly enforced

hundred percent

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

not backward in coming forward

without reservations

above suspicion

as good as one's word

worthy of trust

full of integrity

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

copper-bottomed

carrying the load

good as one's word

to be counted on

not subject to change

as game as Ned Kelly

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Adjective

Having a dense or semi-solid consistency

self-lubricating

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Adjective

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

ultraconservative

traditionalistic

paleoconservative

archconservative

backward-looking

dyed-in-the-wool

ultra-conservative

conventionalist

middle-of-the-road

counterrevolutionary

set in one's ways

stick in the mud

of the true faith

stick-in-the-mud

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

individualistic

fixed in one's views

right of center

long-established

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Verb

Past tense for to turn into bone or bony tissue

turned into bone

“The joint between the incus and stapes is likewise a cartilaginous joint, with a tendency to ossify in older humans.”

Verb

Past tense for to become, or cause to become, inflexible and rigid

became inflexible

become inflexible

became obdurate

become obdurate

became unyielding

become unyielding

turned into stone

crystallized^US

crystallised^UK

become constant

turned to stone

became constant

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“One must ensure that the implementation of current strategies does not ossify the organization to such an extent that future strategic adaptation becomes impossible.”

Verb

Past tense for to stagnate or prevent from further development

ceased developing

became unprogressive

become unprogressive

“Possession of absolute knowledge would ossify the human spirit, quenching human creativity.”

Verb

Past tense for to make or become harder or thicker in texture

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