— ingrainedly /in gray"nid lee, -graynd"-/ , adv. — ingrainedness , n.
/in graynd", in"graynd'/ , adj.
1. firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate: ingrained superstition.
2. wrought into or through the grain or fiber.
Also, engrained .
[ 1590-1600; INGRAIN + -ED 2 ]