INGROWN


Meaning of INGROWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌgrōn ]

adjective

Date: 1670

1. : grown in ; specifically : having the free tip or edge embedded in the flesh

an ingrown toenail

2. : having the direction of growth or activity or interest inward rather than outward

swarms of ingrown , infighting bureaucracies — H. R. Cilley

• in·grown·ness (ˌ)in-ˈgrōn-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.