hidebound
Bound with the hide of an animalBound with the hide of an animal.
» He was hidebound and refused to change his approach.
Meaning
5 sensesBound with the hide of an animal.
Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
(figuratively)Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
borniert, engstirnig, engherzig
замше́лыйzamšélyj, махровыйmaxrovyj, фанатичныйfanatičnyj
stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
(obsolete)Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
1644-1646, Francis Quarles, Boanerges and Barnabas hath my purse been hidebound to my hungry brother?
Examples
1 sentencesHe was hidebound and refused to change his approach.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From hide (“animal skin”, noun) + bound (“tied”, adjective).From hide (“animal skin”, noun) + bound (“tied”, adjective).
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Forms
more hidebound, most hidebound| Comparative | more hidebound Lesson |
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| Superlative | most hidebound Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded:traditionalist
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form