ingrained

[in-greynd, in-greynd]

adjective

1. firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate.

   ingrained superstition.

2. wrought into or through the grain or fiber.

ingrained

/ ɪnˈɡreɪnd, ɪnˈɡreɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. deeply impressed or instilled

   his fears are deeply ingrained

2. (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter

   an ingrained fool

3. (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc

Other Word Forms

• ingrainedly adverb
• ingrainedness noun
• uningrained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingrained¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ingrain + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But it’s also easy to notice Farsi’s ingrained cynicism about the state of things, having once been imprisoned as a teenage dissident during the years following her country’s Islamic Revolution, now in exile.

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“History has shown us that persistent inflation can shift the psychology around price-setting, and inflation can become ingrained,” he said.

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When an ecosystem is so ingrained in your psyche, so essential to your culture and so central to the stories you tell about your reason for being, you have no choice but to safeguard it.

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But the more we learn about this topic, the more deeply ingrained slavery becomes in America’s unique story and in building the foundation of the wealth we enjoy today.

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Training often revealed habits ingrained in the squad's style.

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