ingrown

[ in-grohn ]

/ ˈɪnˌgroʊn /

adjective

having grown into the flesh: an ingrown toenail.

grown within or inward.

Nearby words

Origin of ingrown

First recorded in 1660–70; in-¹ + grown

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Examples from the Web for ingrown

It took that hideous affliction to remove the even more hideous affliction of destructive and ingrown stories.
The Collector: Rebecca Solnit on Textual Pleasure, Punk, and More|Lauren Elkin|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the place itself has become oddly small: ingrown, imprisoned by habit, oblivious to its own growing irrelevance.
Afghanistan: Obama’s Moment of Decision|Andrew J. Bacevich|June 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It had been his custom to keep his dogs inside the house, and therefore they had a thick layer of ingrown dirt in their coats.
Eskimo Folktales|Unknown
They say that an ingrown nail is painful; an inpounded nail is worse.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward

It is partly temperament, partly the ingrown habit of the pleader.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
He was a brooding, ingrown man, secretive and sullen, with a streak of wildness which he usually managed to control.
The Man the Martians Made|Frank Belknap Long
The two little Skye terriers fondling one another are suffering from ingrown toe-nails and must needs have them cut.
The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1,|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ingrown

ingrown

/ (ˈɪnˌɡrəʊn, ɪnˈɡrəʊn) /

adjective

(esp of a toenail) grown abnormally into the flesh; covered by adjacent tissues

grown within; native; innate

excessively concerned with oneself, one's own particular group, etc

ingrained

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Word Origin and History for ingrown

ingrown

adj.

1660s, "native, innate," from in + grown. Of nails, "that has grown into the flesh," 1878.

Medicine definitions for ingrown

ingrown

[ ĭn′grōn′ ]

adj.

Grown abnormally into the flesh.