Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deep-seated

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: deep--seat-ed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Physically located at a deep level.

adj

Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained.

Example Sentences

"a deep-seated tumour"
"Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface."
"[…] the Ach in the Teeth of the upper Jaw occasions a gnawing Pain deep seated in the Bones of the Face,"
"winking knowingly with his comical little deep-seated black eyes"
"He washed [the food] down with beer and produced a deep-seated belch."
"Some of the older people had started weeping, the kind of hemorrhaging, deep-seated sound that can only bring relief to the sufferer."

Etymology

From deep + seated.

Inflected Forms

more deep-seated (comparative) deeper-seated (comparative) most deep-seated (superlative) deepest-seated (superlative)

Phrases

deep-seeded

Frequently Paired Words

deep-seeded

Synonyms

bred-in-the-bone deep-rooted deep-lying deeply seated implanted ingrained planted

Antonyms

superficial surface-level

Questions

What does deep-seated mean?: Physically located at a deep level.
Where does deep-seated come from?: From deep + seated.

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