ingrained
Americanadjective
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firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate.
ingrained superstition.
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wrought into or through the grain or fiber.
adjective
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deeply impressed or instilled
his fears are deeply ingrained
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(prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter
an ingrained fool
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(esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
Other Word Forms
- ingrainedly adverb
- ingrainedness noun
- uningrained adjective
Etymology
Origin of ingrained
Example Sentences
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There are some communities where death is ingrained in the everyday texture of life.
From BBC
That century-old pact and the ingrained system of water rights, combined with water that costs next to nothing, Gold said, lead to “this slow-motion train wreck that is the Colorado right now.”
From Los Angeles Times
Egypt’s brand of electro is as physical as it is mental, the first time you hear it, it’s forever ingrained.
From Los Angeles Times
The report from Baroness Amos - her reflections and initial impressions three months into the inquiry - highlight how ingrained poor care is.
From BBC
We moved four times before I turned ten, with the threat of a fifth and sixth always dangling in the periphery, which ingrained something of a perennial outsider feeling.
From Salon
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