entrenched
firmly established and very resistant to change
Word origin: From French trancher, to cut, via the dug trench of fortification.
Entrenched in a sentence
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Entrenched bureaucratic practices made any reform nearly impossible.
Entrenched bureaucratic routines proved far harder to reform than the outdated software itself.
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Verbal · Text Completion
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Using “entrenched” well
Entrenched describes attitudes, habits, or interests so firmly fixed that they strongly resist change. It usually carries a faintly negative connotation of stubborn permanence.
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