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ingrained definition

in·grained (in′grānd′, -grānd′)

adjective

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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