hidebound
Meaning of hidebound
adjective
- Bound with the hide of an animal.
- (of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
- (of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
- (of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
- Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
Information about hidebound
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of hidebound
hide-bound
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- hidebound is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
hidebound synonyms
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Translation of hidebound
- German: engstirnig, borniert, engherzig, kleinkariert
- French: borné
- Italian: retrogrado, gretto
Words that rhyme with hidebound
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