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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 pronunciation, synonyms, translations and usage examples of hidebound from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Hidebound definition: narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible. See examples of HIDEBOUND used in a sentence.
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. (haɪdbaʊnd ) adjective. If you describe someone or something as hidebound, you are criticizing them for having old-fashioned ideas or ways of doing things and being unwilling or unlikely to change. [disapproval] The men are hidebound and reactionary. The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies. [ + by]
Someone who's painfully old-fashioned, with chauvinistic, inflexible ideas and beliefs about the world can be described as hidebound. A hidebound culture can make a school, family, or workplace difficult and unpleasant for anyone who doesn't fit those narrow-minded standards.
Definition of hidebound adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
