scle·rot·ic
sklə-ˈrä-tik 
1
a
medical
: of, relating to, or affected with sclerosis (see sclerosis sense 1)
sclerotic arteries
sclerotic bone lesions
b
: grown rigid or unresponsive especially with age : unable or reluctant to adapt or compromise
a sclerotic system/bureaucracy
the country's sclerotic economy
The upheaval in Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and elsewhere is driven by popular revulsion with sclerotic, corrupt leadership.—
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anatomy
: being or relating to the sclera
the sclerotic coat of the eye
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Multiple sclerotic bureaucracies are competing to extend their mandate to include regulation of bitcoin.
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Lacking support from Philly’s somewhat sclerotic GOP both then and now, Oh ran multiple times before capturing a council seat in 2011.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
By the mid 2010s, the birthplace of Isaac Newton and Alexander Fleming had become, in the views of some insiders, sclerotic and backwards looking.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Two days later, Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt and appeared, for the moment, an indestructible electoral force, barely challenged by the sclerotic octogenarian in the White House.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Multiple sclerotic bureaucracies are competing to extend their mandate to include regulation of bitcoin.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Lacking support from Philly’s somewhat sclerotic GOP both then and now, Oh ran multiple times before capturing a council seat in 2011.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
By the mid 2010s, the birthplace of Isaac Newton and Alexander Fleming had become, in the views of some insiders, sclerotic and backwards looking.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Sclerotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sclerotic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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sclerotic
1 of 2 adjective
scle·rot·ic
sklə-ˈrät-ik
1
: being or relating to the sclera
2
: of, relating to, or affected with sclerosis
sclerotic
2 of 2 noun
: sclera
Medical Definition
sclerotic
1 of 2 adjective
scle·rot·ic
sklə-ˈrät-ik
sclerotic
2 of 2 noun
: sclera
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