deep-seated

[ deep-see-tid ]
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adjective
  1. firmly implanted or established: a deep-seated sense of loyalty.

Origin of deep-seated

1
First recorded in 1735–45

Words Nearby deep-seated

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How to use deep-seated in a sentence

  • And there is every excuse for her deep-seated prepossessions against her brother Bernard's family.

    Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth
  • The casual or even systematic visits of mere merchants will not account for integral deep-seated identities.

    Archaic England | Harold Bayley
  • Three—the superficial, the deep-seated, and the papillomatous.

    Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • Most earthquakes are due to movements that are entirely deep-seated.

  • This passion for dress and jewellery soon became deep-seated; were she only well dressed, what could she not achieve.

    The Mysteries of Montreal | Charlotte Fuhrer