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HIDEBOUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hidebound mean?
• HIDEBOUND (adjective)
The adjective HIDEBOUND has 1 sense:
1. stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Familiarity information: HIDEBOUND used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Synonyms:
hidebound; traditionalist
Similar:
conservative (resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion)
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