ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : situated, originating, or operating far below the surface : not susceptible to surface examination, analysis, or treatment
the inflammation was deep-seated
2.
a. : marked by establishment through long habitual practice or usage : unlikely to be changed, lessened, or eliminated
easier to overturn the form of government than to uproot a deep-seated tradition — A.T.Mahan
b. : deeply ingrained : genuine and lasting as a characteristic : essential or as though essential to a character
deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about — O.W.Holmes †1935
3. of a rock, structure, movement, or process : originating or occurring at depths of more than a few thousand feet below the earth's surface
the origin of deep-seated quartzo-feldspathic rocks — Journal of Geology
Synonyms: see inveterate