Definition of hidebound in English:

hidebound

adjective ˈhʌɪdbaʊndˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd

Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention.
they are working to change hidebound corporate cultures
Example sentencesExamples
- It needs someone immediately capable of cutting through the company's notoriously intractable bureaucracy and hidebound engineering culture.
- It is nothing short of a revolution for a body seen by its critics as hidebound and conservative with a small ‘c’.
- He needed to transform the entrenched corporate culture, which had become hidebound and overly bureaucratic.
- This is almost radical stuff for a hidebound bureaucracy.
- There are pros and cons to that: a chief constable who has been in post too long can become hidebound and resistant to change, but changing leaders too often can lead to discontinuity.
- It's as if we are back in that newspaper office of 10 years ago, when Riddoch, unschooled in the resistant bureaucracy of getting out a daily paper, tried to change hidebound attitudes too quickly for comfort.
- This is the kind of step that is quite often made in science by a junior researcher, not yet hidebound by tradition.
- Even Germany, the Continent's largest and most hidebound economy, may soon see reform.
- There's no magic formula that will transform a hidebound organization into one eager to adopt the latest software technology.
- He confirms the privately expressed belief of many ministers that they are battling against a civil service hidebound by more than a century of tradition.
- Educators in Ghana are aware that they must rid universities of hidebound thinking to produce more technically literate graduates who produce more for employers and Ghana's economy.
- The steps he took might appear simple and obvious in hindsight, but they were far from easy at a hidebound institution seemingly intent on writing its own obituary.
- Martha, Mary and their friends at the Women's Centre are trying to do their bit for the feminist movement but are usually thwarted by the intransigence of conventional outlooks and hidebound attitudes to gender.
- In rural Sicily, where local Catholic traditions have remained stronger, women are more hidebound by traditional mores regarding the sexes.
- There can be no sport more regulated, and no sport more hidebound by an inflexible adherence to the rule book.
- From this it is but a short step to viewing those who oppose liberal ideas or policies as hidebound traditionalists, bigots, or ignoramuses.
- Far too many people adhere to the notion that the Army cannot transform from within, as we are too hidebound, too wedded to orthodoxy.
- The depressing part was that the hidebound attitudes of the British officer class haven't changed much in more than 80 years.
- But there is more to the backlash than hidebound resistance to change.
- It would stimulate overdue reform of hidebound institutions, whether regulatory bodies or royal colleges.
Synonyms
conservative, reactionary, conventional, orthodox, fundamentalist, diehard, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool, ultra-conservative, fixed in one's views, set in one's opinions, set in one's ways
narrow-minded, narrow, petty-minded, small-minded, intolerant, intractable, uncompromising, rigid, prejudiced, bigoted, strait-laced
British blimpish

Origin

Mid 16th century (as a noun denoting a malnourished condition of cattle): from hide² + bound⁴. The earliest sense of the adjective (referring to cattle) was extended to emaciated human beings, and then applied figuratively in the sense 'narrow in outlook'.

Definition of hidebound in US English:

hidebound

adjectiveˈhīdˌboundˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd

Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention.
you are hidebound by your petty laws
Example sentencesExamples
- He confirms the privately expressed belief of many ministers that they are battling against a civil service hidebound by more than a century of tradition.
- There's no magic formula that will transform a hidebound organization into one eager to adopt the latest software technology.
- Educators in Ghana are aware that they must rid universities of hidebound thinking to produce more technically literate graduates who produce more for employers and Ghana's economy.
- It needs someone immediately capable of cutting through the company's notoriously intractable bureaucracy and hidebound engineering culture.
- Even Germany, the Continent's largest and most hidebound economy, may soon see reform.
- There are pros and cons to that: a chief constable who has been in post too long can become hidebound and resistant to change, but changing leaders too often can lead to discontinuity.
- From this it is but a short step to viewing those who oppose liberal ideas or policies as hidebound traditionalists, bigots, or ignoramuses.
- The steps he took might appear simple and obvious in hindsight, but they were far from easy at a hidebound institution seemingly intent on writing its own obituary.
- Far too many people adhere to the notion that the Army cannot transform from within, as we are too hidebound, too wedded to orthodoxy.
- It is nothing short of a revolution for a body seen by its critics as hidebound and conservative with a small ‘c’.
- This is almost radical stuff for a hidebound bureaucracy.
- This is the kind of step that is quite often made in science by a junior researcher, not yet hidebound by tradition.
- In rural Sicily, where local Catholic traditions have remained stronger, women are more hidebound by traditional mores regarding the sexes.
- Martha, Mary and their friends at the Women's Centre are trying to do their bit for the feminist movement but are usually thwarted by the intransigence of conventional outlooks and hidebound attitudes to gender.
- It's as if we are back in that newspaper office of 10 years ago, when Riddoch, unschooled in the resistant bureaucracy of getting out a daily paper, tried to change hidebound attitudes too quickly for comfort.
- It would stimulate overdue reform of hidebound institutions, whether regulatory bodies or royal colleges.
- He needed to transform the entrenched corporate culture, which had become hidebound and overly bureaucratic.
- There can be no sport more regulated, and no sport more hidebound by an inflexible adherence to the rule book.
- But there is more to the backlash than hidebound resistance to change.
- The depressing part was that the hidebound attitudes of the British officer class haven't changed much in more than 80 years.
Synonyms
conservative, reactionary, conventional, orthodox, fundamentalist, diehard, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool, ultra-conservative, fixed in one's views, set in one's opinions, set in one's ways

Origin

Mid 16th century (as a noun denoting a malnourished condition of cattle): from hide + bound. The earliest sense of the adjective (referring to cattle) was extended to emaciated human beings, and then applied figuratively in the sense ‘narrow in outlook’.

单词	hidebound
释义	Definition of hidebound in English: hidebound adjective ˈhʌɪdbaʊndˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. they are working to change hidebound corporate cultures Example sentencesExamples It needs someone immediately capable of cutting through the company's notoriously intractable bureaucracy and hidebound engineering culture. It is nothing short of a revolution for a body seen by its critics as hidebound and conservative with a small ‘c’. He needed to transform the entrenched corporate culture, which had become hidebound and overly bureaucratic. This is almost radical stuff for a hidebound bureaucracy. There are pros and cons to that: a chief constable who has been in post too long can become hidebound and resistant to change, but changing leaders too often can lead to discontinuity. It's as if we are back in that newspaper office of 10 years ago, when Riddoch, unschooled in the resistant bureaucracy of getting out a daily paper, tried to change hidebound attitudes too quickly for comfort. This is the kind of step that is quite often made in science by a junior researcher, not yet hidebound by tradition. Even Germany, the Continent's largest and most hidebound economy, may soon see reform. There's no magic formula that will transform a hidebound organization into one eager to adopt the latest software technology. He confirms the privately expressed belief of many ministers that they are battling against a civil service hidebound by more than a century of tradition. Educators in Ghana are aware that they must rid universities of hidebound thinking to produce more technically literate graduates who produce more for employers and Ghana's economy. The steps he took might appear simple and obvious in hindsight, but they were far from easy at a hidebound institution seemingly intent on writing its own obituary. Martha, Mary and their friends at the Women's Centre are trying to do their bit for the feminist movement but are usually thwarted by the intransigence of conventional outlooks and hidebound attitudes to gender. In rural Sicily, where local Catholic traditions have remained stronger, women are more hidebound by traditional mores regarding the sexes. There can be no sport more regulated, and no sport more hidebound by an inflexible adherence to the rule book. From this it is but a short step to viewing those who oppose liberal ideas or policies as hidebound traditionalists, bigots, or ignoramuses. Far too many people adhere to the notion that the Army cannot transform from within, as we are too hidebound, too wedded to orthodoxy. The depressing part was that the hidebound attitudes of the British officer class haven't changed much in more than 80 years. But there is more to the backlash than hidebound resistance to change. It would stimulate overdue reform of hidebound institutions, whether regulatory bodies or royal colleges. Synonyms conservative, reactionary, conventional, orthodox, fundamentalist, diehard, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool, ultra-conservative, fixed in one's views, set in one's opinions, set in one's ways narrow-minded, narrow, petty-minded, small-minded, intolerant, intractable, uncompromising, rigid, prejudiced, bigoted, strait-laced British blimpish Origin Mid 16th century (as a noun denoting a malnourished condition of cattle): from hide² + bound⁴. The earliest sense of the adjective (referring to cattle) was extended to emaciated human beings, and then applied figuratively in the sense 'narrow in outlook'. Definition of hidebound in US English: hidebound adjectiveˈhīdˌboundˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. you are hidebound by your petty laws Example sentencesExamples He confirms the privately expressed belief of many ministers that they are battling against a civil service hidebound by more than a century of tradition. There's no magic formula that will transform a hidebound organization into one eager to adopt the latest software technology. Educators in Ghana are aware that they must rid universities of hidebound thinking to produce more technically literate graduates who produce more for employers and Ghana's economy. It needs someone immediately capable of cutting through the company's notoriously intractable bureaucracy and hidebound engineering culture. Even Germany, the Continent's largest and most hidebound economy, may soon see reform. There are pros and cons to that: a chief constable who has been in post too long can become hidebound and resistant to change, but changing leaders too often can lead to discontinuity. From this it is but a short step to viewing those who oppose liberal ideas or policies as hidebound traditionalists, bigots, or ignoramuses. The steps he took might appear simple and obvious in hindsight, but they were far from easy at a hidebound institution seemingly intent on writing its own obituary. Far too many people adhere to the notion that the Army cannot transform from within, as we are too hidebound, too wedded to orthodoxy. It is nothing short of a revolution for a body seen by its critics as hidebound and conservative with a small ‘c’. This is almost radical stuff for a hidebound bureaucracy. This is the kind of step that is quite often made in science by a junior researcher, not yet hidebound by tradition. In rural Sicily, where local Catholic traditions have remained stronger, women are more hidebound by traditional mores regarding the sexes. Martha, Mary and their friends at the Women's Centre are trying to do their bit for the feminist movement but are usually thwarted by the intransigence of conventional outlooks and hidebound attitudes to gender. It's as if we are back in that newspaper office of 10 years ago, when Riddoch, unschooled in the resistant bureaucracy of getting out a daily paper, tried to change hidebound attitudes too quickly for comfort. It would stimulate overdue reform of hidebound institutions, whether regulatory bodies or royal colleges. He needed to transform the entrenched corporate culture, which had become hidebound and overly bureaucratic. There can be no sport more regulated, and no sport more hidebound by an inflexible adherence to the rule book. But there is more to the backlash than hidebound resistance to change. The depressing part was that the hidebound attitudes of the British officer class haven't changed much in more than 80 years. Synonyms conservative, reactionary, conventional, orthodox, fundamentalist, diehard, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool, ultra-conservative, fixed in one's views, set in one's opinions, set in one's ways Origin Mid 16th century (as a noun denoting a malnourished condition of cattle): from hide + bound. The earliest sense of the adjective (referring to cattle) was extended to emaciated human beings, and then applied figuratively in the sense ‘narrow in outlook’.
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