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preserved in aspic

preserved in aspic adjective: unchanged, especially if contrary to expectation.

Adjective

preserved in aspic (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Unchanged, especially if contrary to expectation.
    • He described the service as ‘preserved in aspic, speaking with the plummy tones of a Britain that scarcely existed any longer’.Johnston, G., Robertson, E. (2019). BBC World Service: Overseas Broadcasting, 1932–2018. Germany: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p.285

Synonyms of preserved in aspic

Questions about preserved in aspic

What does preserved in aspic mean?
Preserved in aspic means unchanged, especially if contrary to expectation.
What part of speech is preserved in aspic?
Preserved in aspic is an adjective.

Words near preserved in aspic in the dictionary

  1. preserved counties
  2. preserved county
  3. preserved egg
  4. preserved eggs
  5. preserved in amber
  6. preserved in aspic
  7. preserved pension
  8. preserved pensions
  9. preserveing
  10. preserver
  11. preserveress

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