ingrained
ingrainedly
Use the adjective ingrained to describe the strong beliefs of someone who has thought that way for a very long time, such as the ingrained patriotism of a 20-year military veteran.
Ingrained comes from the word grain, which in late Middle English referred to a certain kind of dye. This type of dye was indelible — unable to be removed — much like ingrained beliefs that are so firmly fixed that they'll never change.
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(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held“ingrained habits of a lifetime”
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synonyms:
deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, planted
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constituted, established
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
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constituted, established
Vocabulary lists containing ingrained
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