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

sclerotic

adjective
 
/skləˈrɒtɪk/
 
/skləˈrɑːtɪk/
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  1. (medical) (of soft body tissue) becoming hard because of a medical condition
  2. (formal, disapproving) losing the ability to change and adapt
    • The movement was becoming increasingly sclerotic and bureaucratic.
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