sclerotic

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English

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /sklɪˈɹɒtɪk/
    Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the sclera.
  2. Having or relating to sclerosis.
  3. Of or relating to sclerotium.
  4. 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.

Interlingua

Adjective

sclerotic (not comparable)

  1. sclerotic
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