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adjective
Date: 15th century
deeply implanted or established <a deep-rooted loyalty> Synonyms: see inveterate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deep-rooted
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deep-rooted — adj also .deeply rooted a deep rooted habit, idea, belief etc is so strong in a person or society that it is very difficult to change or destroy it →↑deep seated ▪ a deep rooted suspicion of lawyers … Dictionary of contemporary English
deep-rooted — UK / US or deeply rooted UK / US adjective a deep rooted feeling, belief, idea etc is strong and you have had it for so long that it is difficult to change a deep rooted fear of spiders … English dictionary
deep-rooted — adj. well established; as, deep rooted prejudice. Syn: deep seated, fundamental, ingrained. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deep-rooted — [dēp′ro͞ot΄id, dēp′root΄id] adj. 1. having deep roots 2. firmly fixed; hard to remove [deep rooted bias] … English World dictionary
deep-rooted — deep′ root′ed adj. firmly implanted or established: a deep rooted suspicion[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70 deep′root′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
deep-rooted — deep seated, chronic, confirmed, *inveterate Analogous words: established, fixed, set, settled (see SET vb) Contrasted words: eradicated, extirpated, uprooted, wiped out (see EXTERMINATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deep rooted — index virtual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deep-rooted — index chronic, inherent, inveterate, organic, stable, underlying Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deep-rooted — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Deep rooted means the same as deep seated. ...long term solutions to a deep rooted problem. ...the deep rooted divisions and suspicions between the two superpowers. Syn: deep seated … English dictionary
deep-rooted — deeprootedness, n. /deep rooh tid, root id/, adj. deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established: a deep rooted patriotism; deep rooted suspicions. [1660 70] * * * … Universalium
deep-rooted — also deeply rooted adjective a deep rooted habit, idea, belief etc is so fixed in a person or society that it is very difficult to change or destroy it: a deep rooted suspicion of lawyers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
