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deep-seated

adj

Etymology

From deep + seated.

Definitions

  1. Physically located at a deep level.

    • a deep-seated tumour
    • Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface.
    • […] the Ach in the Teeth of the upper Jaw occasions a gnawing Pain deep seated in the Bones of the Face,

  2. Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change

    Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained.

    • She has a deep-seated belief in the essential goodness of human nature.
    • […] instead of the bright beams that used to play in those eyes, there was now a dark deep-seated sorrow, almost despair.
    • […] a look in the eye and quality of manner that seemed to testify to some deep-seated terror of the mind.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA