deep-rooted

[ deep-roo-tid, -root-id ]

adjective

1. deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established:

   a deep-rooted patriotism; deep-rooted suspicions.

deep-rooted

adjective

1. (of ideas, beliefs, prejudices, etc) firmly fixed, implanted, or held; ingrained

Other Words From

• deeprooted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep-rooted¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Related Words

• endemic
• ingrained