Word of the Day-hidebound

hidebound \HAHYD-bound\, adjective:

narrow-minded and stubborn

In recent years, there has been another voice on the scene -- one that has infused this hidebound, somewhat predictable genre with an unsettling energy-- Daphne Merkin, Retirement Benefits, New York Times, December 17, 2000

They were class-bound, hidebound and incapable of expressing their emotions-- Jeremy Paxman, The English

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