deep-rooted

[deep-roo-tid, -root-id]

adjective

1. deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established.

   a deep-rooted patriotism; deep-rooted suspicions.

deep-rooted

adjective

1. (of ideas, beliefs, prejudices, etc) firmly fixed, implanted, or held; ingrained

Other Word Forms

• deeprootedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep-rooted¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Related Words

• endemic 
• ingrained