hidebound

Speech parts

1. hidebound - Adjective

2. hidebound - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.

Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.

Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.

Niggardly; penurious.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

traditionalist orthodox old-fashioned tory set little traditional bourgeois conventional firm narrow strict conservative moderate provincial
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Antonyms

liberal fair flexible progressive alter abundant
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Examples

The book business is hidebound. Philip K. Dick

The professional does not permit himself to become hidebound within one incarnation, however comfortable or successful. Like a transmigrating soul, he shucks his outworn body and dons a new one. He continues his journey. Steven Pressfield

Is it safer to believe a larger, more established, but possibly hidebound and biased organization or a smaller, more nimble group that might be more sensitive to local context and concerns but almost certainly also has its own agenda? Source: Internet

It feels like ballet without feeling hidebound or outdated. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hideable hideaway hidebehind hideboundness hided hidegeld