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deep-seated - 2 dictionary results

deep-seat⋅ed

[deep-see-tid]
–adjective
firmly implanted or established: a deep-seated sense of loyalty.

Origin:
1735–45
deep-seat·ed   (dēp'sē'tĭd)
adj.  
  1. Being so far below the surface as to be unsusceptible to superficial examination, study, or treatment: a deep-seated infection.
  2. Deeply rooted; ingrained: deep-seated ideological differences.
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