- ingrainedly
- adverb see ingrained
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ingrainedly
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ingrainedly — in·grained·ly … English syllables
ingrainedly — adverb see ingrained … Useful english dictionary
ingrained — ingrainedly /in gray nid lee, graynd /, adv. ingrainedness, n. /in graynd , in graynd /, adj. 1. firmly fixed; deep rooted; inveterate: ingrained superstition. 2. wrought into or through the grain or fiber. Also, engrained. [1590 1600; INGRAIN +… … Universalium
ingrained — also engrained adjective Date: 1599 1. worked into the grain or fiber 2. forming a part of the essence or inmost being ; deep seated < ingrained prejudice > • ingrainedly also engrainedly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ingrained — attrib. adj. 1 deeply rooted; inveterate. 2 thorough. 3 (of dirt etc.) deeply embedded. Derivatives: ingrainedly adv. Etymology: var. of engrained: see ENGRAIN … Useful english dictionary
