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adjective
- 1. unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention: "they are working to change hidebound corporate cultures"
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Hidebound means having a dry skin adhering closely to the underlying flesh, or having an inflexible or ultraconservative character. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of hidebound from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Hidebound means having fixed opinions and ways of doing things and not willing to change or be influenced, especially by new or modern ideas. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of this adjective in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
Hidebound things — or people — are stuck in the past, unable to change. Your grandmother's hidebound ideas about fashion mean she never leaves the house without a hat and matching purse.
Hidebound means having old-fashioned ideas or ways of doing things and being unwilling or unlikely to change. It can also describe animals with tight skin or bark. See synonyms, examples and word origin.
Hidebound means having fixed opinions and ways of doing things and not willing to change or be influenced, especially by new or modern ideas. Learn more about this adjective, see how it is used in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.
Hidebound means narrow and rigid in opinion, inflexible, or extremely conservative. It can also refer to animals or trees with tight skin or bark. Learn more about its origin, usage and related words.
Hidebound means stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible. It can also describe animals or trees with tight skin or bark. Find more meanings, examples, and translations of hidebound.
