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hardwired
adjective hard·wired \ˈhärd-ˌwī(-ə)rd\
: having permanent electronic circuits and connections
Full Definition of HARDWIRED
1
: implemented in the form of permanent electronic circuits; also : connected or incorporated by or as if by permanent electrical connections <a hardwired phone> <concepts of attractiveness may be universal and hardwired into the human brain — Jane E. Brody>
2
: genetically or innately determined : inborn <creature whose every action is a reflexive, hardwired response — Natalie Angier>; also : genetically or innately predisposed <a human being who is hardwired to be sociable — Forbes>
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First Known Use of HARDWIRED
1968
Related to HARDWIRED
- Synonyms
- built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, inherent, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
- Antonyms
- adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
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