Feedback
Hidebound
Meaning
Adj
●
Bound with the
hide
of an animal.
●
Having the
skin
adhering
so
closely
to the
ribs
and back as not to be
easily
loosened
or
raised
; emaciated.
●
Having the
bark
so
close
and
constricting
that it
impedes
the growth.
●
Stubborn;
narrow-minded
; inflexible.
●
Niggardly;
penurious
; stingy.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hidebound
English
bound
English
bounde
Middle English (1100-1500)
bunne
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bodina
Latin
hide
English
hide
Middle English (1100-1500)
hid
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
hiden
Middle English (1100-1500)
hyd
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Blinkered
Stodgy
Parochial
Dogmatic
Doctrinaire
Intransigent
Entrenched
Insular
Stultified
Ossified
Fettered
Outmoded
Reactionary
Conformist
Pigheaded
Hamstrung
Myopic
Cowed
Antiquated
Jaded
Puritanical
Constrained
Sclerotic
Bullheaded
Archaic
Inflexible
Legalistic
Recalcitrant
Superstitious
Constricted
Cosseted
Undergirded
Encumbered
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better