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Definition of fossilized adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fossilized

adjective
 
/ˈfɒsəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈfɑːsəlaɪzd/
(British English also fossilised)
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  1. preserved as a fossil
    • fossilized bones
  2. (disapproving) old-fashioned, fixed and unable to change or develop
    • a fossilized political system

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