hidebound

hide·bound  (hdbound)

adj.

1. Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.

2. Having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. Used of domestic animals such as cattle.

3. Having the bark so contracted and unyielding as to hinder growth. Used of trees.

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hidebound

Adjective

restricted by petty rules and unwilling to accept new ideas

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hidebound - stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded traditionalist conservative - resistant to change

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hidebound

adjective conventional, set, rigid, narrow, puritan, narrow-minded, strait-laced, brassbound, ultraconservative, set in your ways << OPPOSITE broad-minded