ingrown
/'ingroun/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Growing abnormally into the flesh: Describes something, typically a toenail or fingernail, that has grown into the surrounding skin instead of growing outward normally.
- Innate or inherent: Describes a quality, habit, or feeling that is deeply and firmly established within a person or thing, as if from birth or internal growth.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Physical Abnormality):
- He was in pain from an ingrown toenail.
- The doctor treated the ingrown hair that was causing irritation.
- Adjective (Innate Quality):
- Her ingrown modesty made her avoid the spotlight.
- The company struggled with its ingrown resistance to change.
Advanced Usage
- "Ingrown" to describe social or psychological traits:
- His ingrown pessimism colored his view of every new opportunity. (His deeply rooted pessimism...)
- Used to imply something is inwardly focused or self-contained, sometimes to a fault.
- The department had become ingrown, rarely seeking outside perspectives.
Variants and Related Words
- Ingrowing (adj): An alternative form with the same meaning, often used interchangeably with "ingrown," particularly in British English.
- She suffered from an ingrowing toenail.
- Ingrowth (n): The process or an instance of growing inward.
- The ingrowth of the nail caused significant discomfort.
Synonyms
- Embedded: Fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.
- Inherent: Existing as a permanent, essential characteristic.
- Innate: Inborn; natural.
Related Phrases
- Ingrown toenail (n): The most common specific condition described by this adjective.
- Soaking your foot can help relieve the pain of an ingrown toenail.
- Ingrown hair (n): A hair that has curled back and grown into the skin.
- Shaving can sometimes cause ingrown hairs.
Adjective
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growing abnormally into the flesh
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an ingrown toenail
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