sclerotic

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /sklɪˈɹɒtɪk/
    Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the sclera
  2. Having or relating to sclerosis.
  3. Hard and insular.
    • 2018: "How to Turn a Red State Purple" by Mark Oppenheimer, Politico
      Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates.
    sclerotic bureaucracy

Derived terms

Noun

sclerotic (plural sclerotics)

  1. (anatomy) The sclerotic coat of the eye.
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