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Ingrown

see synonyms of ingrown

Adjective

1. ingrowing, ingrown

growing abnormally into the flesh

Example Sentences:
'an ingrown toenail'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ingrown

see synonyms of ingrown
adjective
1. 
(esp of a toenail) grown abnormally into the flesh; covered by adjacent tissues
2. 
grown within; native; innate
3. 
excessively concerned with oneself, one's own particular group, etc
4. 
ingrained

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Ingrown

see synonyms of ingrown
adjective
1. 
grown within, inward, or into; esp., grown into the flesh: said as of a toenail that curves under at the sides
2. 
inborn; native; innate

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Ingrown

see synonyms of ingrown
adj.
1. Grown abnormally into the flesh: an ingrown toenail.
2. Innate or inveterate: ingrown habits.
3. Having the attention focused inward; having little exchange with others; insular: "the small, ingrown world of lower Manhattan" (Forbes).

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