adjective
- firmly established or deeply rooted as if grafted in
Usage: often used figuratively
Examples
- The values were so ingrafted in his character that nothing could shake them.
- Her love of music seemed ingrafted from childhood.
- The tradition became ingrafted in the community over generations.
- His ingrafted sense of duty guided every decision.
- The principles were ingrafted so deeply that they felt natural.
- An ingrafted habit is difficult to change.