hidebound

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded

Etymology

From hide (“animal skin”, noun) + bound (“tied”, adjective).

In classic literature

Synonyms

traditionalist

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