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

Under the influence of 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

standing one's ground

not giving an inch

sticking to one's guns

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

set in your ways

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

uncompassionate

tough nut to crack

proof against persuasion

through and through

unimpressionable

set in concrete

bred-in-the-bone

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

long-established

full of determination

well-established

take-no-prisoners

high-maintenance

over-particular

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

through-and-through

deeply ingrained

keen as mustard

straightforward

meaning business

lacking compassion

well established

rigidly enforced

incontrovertible

bound and determined

individualistic

with a heart of stone

tried and tested

firmly established

closely controlled

strictly controlled

unchallengeable

black and white

black-and-white

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

like a ball of fire

desiring success

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

stop at nothing

having killer instinct

perfectionistic

overenthusiastic

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

detail oriented

holding fixed views

over-enthusiastic

ultraconservative

paleoconservative

traditionalistic

archconservative

common-sensical

ultra-conservative

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

having a killer instinct

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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 alcohol

under the influence

drunk as a skunk

under the table

three sheets to the wind

worse for drink

drunk as a lord

Brahms and Liszt

two sheets to the wind

having had a skinful

tired and emotional

as full as a goog

as tight as a tick

having had one over the eight

feeling no pain

one over the eight

the worse for drink

three sheets in the wind

out of one's head

out of one's skull

out of one's box

out off one's head

half in the bag

dead to the world

out of one's gourd

under the weather

under the influence of intoxicating liquor

out of one's mind

drunk as a fiddler

out of your brain

full of well-being

tight as a tick

anaesthetized^UK

anesthetized^US

out of your mind

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Adjective

Regular and even throughout

well-proportioned

on an even keel

round-the-clock

standardised^UK

standardized^US

like the Rock of Gibralter

solid as a rock

in a straight line

dyed-in-the-wool

tried and tested

full of determination

bound and determined

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

sticking to one's guns

tried and trusted

high-principled

round the clock

without respite

single-minded about

fanatical about

well established

firmly established

inextinguishable

unaccommodating

stubborn as a mule

unimpressionable

perfectionistic

nose to grindstone

straightforward

standing one's ground

action-oriented

tough nut to crack

as thick as thieves

set in concrete

in for long haul

like a ball of fire

desiring success

detail oriented

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

dyed-in-the wool

as keen as mustard

true to the end

not discouraged

in for the long haul

until the cows come home

closely controlled

strictly controlled

rigidly enforced

copper-bottomed

obsessive about

inflexible about

carrying the load

on the up and up

good as one's word

to be counted on

hundred percent

incontrovertible

not backward in coming forward

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

without reservations

as game as Ned Kelly

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

above suspicion

as good as one's word

worthy of trust

full of integrity

not subject to change

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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

ultra-conservative

dyed-in-the-wool

conventionalist

counterrevolutionary

middle-of-the-road

counter-revolutionary

of the true faith

set in one's ways

stick in the mud

stick-in-the-mud

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

individualistic

fixed in one's views

right of center

long-established

brick and mortar

establishmentarian

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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

turned to stone

become constant

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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