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deep-rooted

[ deep-roo-tid, -roo t-id ]

/ ˈdipˈru tɪd, -ˈrʊt ɪd /

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adjective

deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established: a deep-rooted patriotism; deep-rooted suspicions.

Origin of deep-rooted

First recorded in 1660–70

OTHER WORDS FROM deep-rooted

deep·root·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby deep-rooted

deep-fry, deep-kiss, deep-laid, deep-link, deep-litter, deep-rooted, deep-sea, deep-sea core, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-six

Example sentences from the Web for deep-rooted

There are deep-rooted problems outside of the bloviating people on TV.

John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Turning Down CBS, and ‘Nauseating’ American Politics |Marlow Stern |May 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But some observers warned against a rush to judgment in a country whose problems are deep-rooted and notoriously complex.

Beirut Bombing Kills Assad Foe, Brings Syria War to Lebanon |Mike Giglio |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It was just a deep-rooted pain that needed to be dealt with.

Boardwalk Empire's Racial Divide |Jace Lacob |October 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Such joking, as any good Freudian knows, simply indicates a deep-rooted anxiety.

Ban the Speedo! |Sean Macaulay |October 5, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

There is a deep-rooted prejudice among the English people against a poet who concerns himself intimately with politics.

Milton |Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
And these were not the sentiments of the private soldier alone, but the deep-rooted feeling of every individual in that army.

The Life of a Regimental Officer |A. F. Mockler-Ferryman
But what helped him best thereto was his deep-rooted contempt of mankind, not excepting himself.

The Queen Pedauque |Anatole France
It is necessary to repeat this stale saying, because it expresses the deep-rooted psychology of the average Russian.

The Russian Turmoil |Anton Ivanovich Denikin
His deep-rooted love and his loneliness had quieted his impulse for vengeance and overborne him with a profound sadness.

Nan of Music Mountain |Frank H. Spearman

British Dictionary definitions for deep-rooted

deep-rooted

deep-seated

adjective

(of ideas, beliefs, prejudices, etc) firmly fixed, implanted, or held; ingrained