adj.
Pronunciation: ' härd- ˌ w ī (- ə )rd
Function: adjective
Date: 1968
1 : implemented in the form of permanent electronic circuits also : connected or incorporated by or as if by permanent electrical connections <a hardwired phone> <concepts of attractiveness may be universal and hardwired into the human brain ― Jane E. Brody>
2 : genetically or innately determined : INBORN <creature whose every action is a reflexive, hardwired response ― Natalie Angier> also : genetically or innately predisposed <a human being who is hardwired to be sociable ― Forbes >