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ingrained
[ in-greynd, in-greynd ]
adjective
- firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate:
ingrained superstition.
- wrought into or through the grain or fiber.
ingrained
/ ɪnˈɡreɪnd; ɪnˈɡreɪnɪdlɪ /
adjective
- deeply impressed or instilled
his fears are deeply ingrained
- prenominal complete or inveterate; utter
an ingrained fool
- (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
Derived Forms
- ingrainedly, adverb
- inˈgrainedness, noun
Other Words From
- in·grain·ed·ly [in-, grey, -nid-lee, -, greynd, -], adverb
- in·grained·ness noun
- unin·grained adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ingrained1
Example Sentences
Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this year, a wave of protests against racial inequality swept around the globe, shining a spotlight on deeply ingrained issues of systemic racism.
We should push to ensure diversity and inclusion stay ingrained in our workplaces and in our lives.
But, overcoming institutional bias and gender discrimination is an ingrained and even structural problem that will take concerted effort over a period of years to overcome.
Pope’s conviction, embedded in social philosophy, remains ingrained in our culture today.
Twitter’s security incident emphasizes that companies need to create a culture of privacy, where it become ingrained into how employees think about everyday tasks, Turku said.
These are palpable, identifiable matters that are ingrained into the very fabric of The Babadook.
These studies only speak to one of our ingrained mental habits that make us particularly susceptible to religious belief.
Polling is ingrained in American politics, but it does not come without its problems.
For a millennium—from the 10th to 20th centuries—the practice flourished on and off, deeply ingrained in Chinese society.
This was before any knowledge of safer sex was ingrained in the culture.
On these occasions he was wrapped in an old blanket ingrained with snuff.
Only the plainsman's ingrained horror of throwing away a chance held them, shivering pitiably, to their places.
And as these were fast or durable colours we have such phrases as ‘to dye in grain,’ ‘a rogue in grain,’ ‘an ingrained habit.’
Perhaps it is no better than an ingrained and superstitious habit.
The chieftain's self-confidence was so ingrained and deeply set that he could not doubt his own triumph.
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