ingrained

[US]/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/
[UK]/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. deeply established; extremely difficult to remove.

Phrases & Collocations

deeply ingrained

ingrained habit

Example Sentences

be deeply ingrained in the mind

ingrained prejudice; the ingrained habits of a lifetime.

his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions.

the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork.

a carpet disfigured by ingrained dirt.

The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.

an inborn sense of the appropriate. What isinbred has either existed from birth or been ingrained through earliest training or associations:

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