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hidebound

adjective

/ˈhaɪd.baʊnd/

Meaning

unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention

He is too hidebound to accept new ideas.

rigid, conservative, narrow-minded, traditional, inflexible

open-minded, flexible, progressive

hidebound attitude, hidebound tradition, hidebound society

unkind; cruel; nasty

Expected or predicted to happen; foreseen in advance.

Featuring new methods; advanced and original.

Characterized by much sitting and little physical activity.

not suitable or safe for eating; not edible

Relating to or resembling milk; conveying chyle or milky fluid.