fossil
fossil - adjective
- Preserved from a past geologic age
- Being or resembling a fossil
- Of or relating to fossil fuel
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"fossil plants"
Usage examples
Examples: "I can see the fossil from here." "That fossil belongs to me." "The fossil is very important."
fossil - thesaurus
Synonyms: antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, dodo, fogy, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, reactionary
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Letter Values
F
9
O
15
S
20
S
20
I
9
L
15
Etymology
Earlier, "dug from the earth, preserved in the ground," borrowed from French & Latin; French fossile, borrowed from Latin fossilis "obtained by digging," from fodiō, fodere "to prod, jab, dig, remove by digging" (going back to Indo-European {it}*b{sup}h{/sup}ed{sup}h{/sup}-, *b{sup}h{/sup}od{sup}h{/sup}-{/it} "jab, dig," whence also Lithuanian bedù, bèsti "to stick, dig," Old Church Slavic bodǫ, bosti "to prick, stab," Hittite paddai "digs") + -tilis "produced by, characterized by (the action of the verb)"