ingrained
Meanings
Verb
- thoroughly work in
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
- simple past and past participle of ingrain
Adjective Satellite
- (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
- "ingrained habits of a lifetime"
Adj
- Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
- Fixed, established
Origin / Etymology
From ingrain + -ed.
Synonyms
bred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-seated, grain, implanted, impress, ingrain, inherent, instill, planted, radicated
Scrabble Score: 11
ingrained is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordingrained is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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