deep-seated

adj 2

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adj

1

Physically located at a deep level.

a deep-seated tumour

Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface.

2

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

She has a deep-seated belief in the essential goodness of human nature.

[…] instead of the bright beams that used to play in those eyes, there was now a dark deep-seated sorrow, almost despair.

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