Deep-seated

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  deep-seated \deep-seated\ adj.
     same as {deep-rooted}.
  
     Syn: deep-rooted, fundamental, ingrained.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deep-seated
       adj : (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted;
             firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice";
             "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted
             convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a
             deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-rooted}, {implanted},
             {ingrained}, {planted}]