deep-rooted
deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established: a deep-rooted patriotism; deep-rooted suspicions.
Origin of deep-rooted
1Other words from deep-rooted
- deep·root·ed·ness, noun
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How to use deep-rooted in a sentence
The 1978 movie Coma explored deep-rooted fears about exploitation and medical advances in organ donation.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream | Candida Moss | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are deep-rooted problems outside of the bloviating people on TV.
John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Turning Down CBS, and ‘Nauseating’ American Politics | Marlow Stern | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Young story draws on several very deep-rooted American enthusiasms.
Alkalinizing Someone to Improve His or Her Health Is Simple-Minded, Fatuous, and Dangerous | Kent Sepkowitz | January 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the king believes it really is deep-rooted and sinister, and there are many Arabs who would agree with him.
Jordan’s King Abdullah Flames Out in Atlantic Interview | Christopher Dickey | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut some observers warned against a rush to judgment in a country whose problems are deep-rooted and notoriously complex.
Beirut Bombing Kills Assad Foe, Brings Syria War to Lebanon | Mike Giglio | October 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
You cannot all at once eradicate the deep-rooted customs and habits of any people, whoever they may be.
A deep-rooted passion for some particular woman, an emotion which could not be crushed, was no mystery to Hollister.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairIn India there is an extraordinary custom called caste, deep-rooted in the natives.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonHer quarrel with domestic conditions lent a fine tragic interest, in her own mind, to a life that was deep-rooted in joy.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsHowever that might be, there could be no doubt as to Horbury's intense and deep-rooted devotion to the school.
The Secret Glory | Arthur Machen
British Dictionary definitions for deep-rooted
(of ideas, beliefs, prejudices, etc) firmly fixed, implanted, or held; ingrained
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