hidebound

[ hahyd-bound ]

/ ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd /

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adjective

narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.

oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative: a hidebound philosopher.

(of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide.

Origin of hidebound

First recorded in 1550–60; hide² + -bound¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hidebound

hideboundness, noun

Words nearby hidebound

hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand, hide one's light under a bushel, hideous

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Example sentences from the Web for hidebound

The GOP is still struggling to shed its hidebound, out-of-touch image, especially with voters not yet drawing Social Security.
Why America Needs Cheney. No, the Other Cheney.|Michelle Cottle|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Change is a necessary part of life, even in hidebound Washington.
Odd Ideas, Short Tempers, Great Abs|Michelle Cottle|January 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She languished in bed and he diagnosed her illness as resulting from the fact that she was "hidebound."
A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock
Divinity lies all about us, and culture is too hidebound to even suspect the fact.
Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals|William James

Not depraved, certainly, unless you insist on judging it by a hidebound ethic.
Earthsmith|Milton Lesser
He may be a hidebound party man, always voting the party ticket, and swallowing the party platforms whole.
Theodore Roosevelt|Edmund Lester Pearson
How in thunder can I get those narrow-gauge, hidebound Easterners to launch out into business in this country?
The Man From Glengarry|Ralph Connor

British Dictionary definitions for hidebound

hidebound

/ (ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

restricted by petty rules, a conservative attitude, etc

(of cattle, etc) having the skin closely attached to the flesh as a result of poor feeding

(of trees) having a very tight bark that impairs growth

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单词	hidebound
释义	hidebound [ hahyd-bound ] / ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hidebound ON THESAURUS.COM adjective narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant. oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative: a hidebound philosopher. (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide. Origin of hidebound First recorded in 1550–60; hide² + -bound¹ OTHER WORDS FROM hidebound hideboundness, noun Words nearby hidebound hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand, hide one's light under a bushel, hideous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hidebound The GOP is still struggling to shed its hidebound, out-of-touch image, especially with voters not yet drawing Social Security. Why America Needs Cheney. No, the Other Cheney.\|Michelle Cottle\|April 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Change is a necessary part of life, even in hidebound Washington. Odd Ideas, Short Tempers, Great Abs\|Michelle Cottle\|January 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She languished in bed and he diagnosed her illness as resulting from the fact that she was "hidebound." A Backward Glance at Eighty\|Charles A. Murdock Divinity lies all about us, and culture is too hidebound to even suspect the fact. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals\|William James Not depraved, certainly, unless you insist on judging it by a hidebound ethic. Earthsmith\|Milton Lesser He may be a hidebound party man, always voting the party ticket, and swallowing the party platforms whole. Theodore Roosevelt\|Edmund Lester Pearson How in thunder can I get those narrow-gauge, hidebound Easterners to launch out into business in this country? The Man From Glengarry\|Ralph Connor British Dictionary definitions for hidebound hidebound / (ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd) / adjective restricted by petty rules, a conservative attitude, etc (of cattle, etc) having the skin closely attached to the flesh as a result of poor feeding (of trees) having a very tight bark that impairs growth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hidebound antipathetic, averse, biased, bigoted, communist, conservative, contemptuous, dictatorial, disdainful, dogmatic, fanatical, fractious, hateful, illiberal, indignant, individualistic, inflexible, irate, irritable, jaundiced
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hidebound

adjective

Origin of hidebound

OTHER WORDS FROM hidebound

Words nearby hidebound

Example sentences from the Web for hidebound

British Dictionary definitions for hidebound

adjective

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