ingrown

[ in-grohn ]

/ ˈɪnˌgroʊn /

having grown into the flesh: an ingrown toenail.

grown within or inward.

Origin of ingrown

First recorded in 1660–70; in-¹ + grown

It took that hideous affliction to remove the even more hideous affliction of destructive and ingrown stories.

The Collector: Rebecca Solnit on Textual Pleasure, Punk, and More |Lauren Elkin |July 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But the place itself has become oddly small: ingrown, imprisoned by habit, oblivious to its own growing irrelevance.

Afghanistan: Obama’s Moment of Decision |Andrew J. Bacevich |June 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It had been his custom to keep his dogs inside the house, and therefore they had a thick layer of ingrown dirt in their coats.

Eskimo Folktales |Unknown
They say that an ingrown nail is painful; an inpounded nail is worse.

On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck |R. Pitcher Woodward

It is partly temperament, partly the ingrown habit of the pleader.

The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire |T. R. Glover
He was a brooding, ingrown man, secretive and sullen, with a streak of wildness which he usually managed to control.

The Man the Martians Made |Frank Belknap Long
The two little Skye terriers fondling one another are suffering from ingrown toe-nails and must needs have them cut.

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, |Various

ingrown

/ (ˈɪnˌɡrəʊn, ɪnˈɡrəʊn) /

(esp of a toenail) grown abnormally into the flesh; covered by adjacent tissues

grown within; native; innate

excessively concerned with oneself, one's own particular group, etc

ingrained

ingrown

[ ĭn′grōn′ ]

Grown abnormally into the flesh.