ingrained

The definition of ingrained is a firmly and deeply belief or idea, or something worked into the fiber.

(adjective)

  1. When you are raised as a strict Catholic and you continue to embrace and diligently support those beliefs as you get older, this is an example of an ingrained lesson.
  2. When a soda spill was completely absorbed into the fibers of your couch, this is an ingrained spill.

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See ingrained in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

    1. worked into the fiber
    2. firmly fixed or established: ingrained principles
  1. inveterate; thoroughgoing: an ingrained liar

See ingrained in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Firmly established; deep-seated: ingrained prejudice; the ingrained habits of a lifetime.
  2. Worked deeply into the texture or fiber: a carpet disfigured by ingrained dirt.

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