[adjective] [disapproving] - limited by having fixed opinions and ways of doing things and not able to be changed or influenced, esp. by new or modern ideasIt's a very hidebound society and views anything new with suspicion.They're very hidebound in the accounts department - they tend to stick to the rules.
HIDEBOUND
Meaning of HIDEBOUND in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012