fossil

²fossil

noun

Definition of FOSSIL

1

: a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust — compare living fossil

2

a : a person whose views are outmoded : fogy b : something (as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed

3

: an old word or word element preserved only by idiom (as fro in to and fro)

Examples of FOSSIL

1. <some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged>

First Known Use of FOSSIL

1736

Related to FOSSIL

Synonyms: antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, dodo, fogy, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt

Antonyms: hipster, modern, trendy

Related Words: conservative, rightist, Tory; mandarin, old hand, old-timer, veteran; old maid

Near Antonyms: liberal, progressive, radical

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Rhymes with FOSSIL

jostle, tassel, warsle, wassail