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   ingrained

   /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change: "his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions" Similar entrenchedestablishedfixedimplanteddeep-rootedrooteddeep-seatedsettledfirmunshakeableineradicabledriven ininveteratedyed-in-the-woolabidingenduringstubbornunfadinginbredinstinctiveintrinsicgutOpposite transient
   • 2. (of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove: "the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork" Similar ground-infixedinfixedplantedimplantedembeddedpermanentindelibleineradicableineffaceableinexpungibleOpposite superficial

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