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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“They do so much more shopping on their phone than ever before, so Apple Pay is ingrained in their iPhone,” Broadbent said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It led to tireless searches of Soham and the flat countryside of The Fens, while a picture of them in matching red Manchester United shirts became ingrained on the nation's consciousness.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
That creates a three-year window for prediction markets to become ingrained among young users.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
It’s a brief moment of female empowerment, which unfortunately isn’t always ingrained in other arenas of our culture.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
That day, May 21, Mollie had risen close to dawn, a habit ingrained from when her father used to pray every morning to the sun.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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