Hidebound | Definition of hidebound by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of HIDEBOUND

1

of a domestic animal : having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh

2

: having an inflexible or ultraconservative character

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Synonyms: archconservative, brassbound, button-down (or buttoned-down), die-hard, conservative, mossbacked, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, paleoconservative, reactionary, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive

Antonyms: broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox

1

: having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh—used of domestic animals

2

: having scleroderma—used of human beings

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