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deep-seated
[ deep-see-tid ]
adjective
- firmly implanted or established:
a deep-seated sense of loyalty.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deep-seated1
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Example Sentences
Add to the mix the fact that Brown is a religious ex-cop and you have a recipe for even more deep-seated distrust.
In other words, gay people are cursed with deep-seated disorder and are to be treated with compassion.
On a Freudian level, this social stigma against bad mothers reflects a deep-seated anxiety about maternal relationships.
It does so in ways that fulfill deep-seated emotional needs that, at their profoundest level, are devotional.
“It is the sign of a deep-seated corruption infecting all life,” writes Davidson.
And there is every excuse for her deep-seated prepossessions against her brother Bernard's family.
The casual or even systematic visits of mere merchants will not account for integral deep-seated identities.
Three—the superficial, the deep-seated, and the papillomatous.
Most earthquakes are due to movements that are entirely deep-seated.
This passion for dress and jewellery soon became deep-seated; were she only well dressed, what could she not achieve.
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