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deeper-seated

deeper-seated is the comparative form of deep-seated.

Meaning of deep-seated

Adjective

deep-seated (comparative more deep-seated or deeper-seated, superlative most deep-seated or deepest-seated)

  1. Physically located at a deep level.
    • a deep-seated tumour
  2. (figuratively) Firmly implanted or established in thought or behavior and difficult to change; deeply ingrained.
    • She has a deep-seated belief in the essential goodness of human nature.

Questions about deeper-seated

What is deeper-seated the comparative form of?
Deeper-seated is the comparative form of deep-seated.

Words near deeper-seated in the dictionary

  1. deepenings
  2. deepens
  3. deeper
  4. deeper-lying
  5. deeper-rooted
  6. deeper-seated
  7. deepest
  8. deepest-lying
  9. deepest-rooted
  10. deepest-seated
  11. deepfake

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