implanted, deep-seated, deep-rooted, ingrained, planted
(adjective) (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; “deep-rooted prejudice”; “deep-seated differences of opinion”; “implanted convictions”; “ingrained habits of a lifetime”; “a deeply planted need”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ingrained (comparative more ingrained, superlative most ingrained)
Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
Fixed, established
• (in the essence of a thing): inherent; See also intrinsic
• (fixed, established): bred-in-the-bone, radicated; See also inveterate
ingrained
simple past tense and past participle of ingrain
• deraining, indearing, reading in
Source: Wiktionary
In"grain`, a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See Engrain, Grain.]
1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]
2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. Ingrain carpet, a double or two-ply carpet.
– Triple ingrain carpet, a three-ply carpet.
In"grain`, n.
Definition: An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
In"grain`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingraining.] Etym: [Written also engrain.]
1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply. Our fields ingrained with blood. Daniel. Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. Helps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
