ingrained
/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/
adjective
- Firmly fixed or established; difficult to change or remove.
- Prejudice can become deeply ingrained if it is never challenged.
- The team had an ingrained culture of hard work and dedication.
- Her ingrained habit of checking her phone every few minutes was hard to break.
- (of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded in a surface.
- The old carpet had ingrained dirt that no amount of vacuuming could remove.
- He scrubbed the kitchen counter to get rid of the ingrained grease.
- The grime was so ingrained in the tiles that they needed professional cleaning.
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