sclerosed /skləˈɹəʊst/ adjective3 •Hardened by sclerosis. •lignified •(figurative) Hardened; fixed; inflexible; tough."They are all good men." "Of course they are. It's quite physiological. They are a body of elderly men, and the elderly brain is sclerosed and cannot record new impressions." — 1925 formsmore sclerosed · most sclerosed