ingrown
pronunciation
How to pronounce ingrown in British English:
UK ['ɪnˌgrəʊn]
How to pronounce ingrown in American English:
US ['ɪnˌgroʊn]
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- Adjective:
- growing abnormally into the flesh
Word Origin
- ingrown (adj.)
- 1660s, "native, innate," from in + grown. Of nails, "that has grown into the flesh," 1878.
Example
- 1. I get too many ingrown .
- 2. Today , my doctor told me that I have an ingrown testicle lodged in my abdomen .
- 3. Ingrown hairs ( also called razor bumps ) are unsightly and painful .
- 4. This will minimize the chances of recurrence of ingrown toenails .
- 5. And while experts cite a host of factors , from outmoded political parties to the emergence of an ingrown leadership class , most agree that the underlying problem seems to be a growing gap in expectations between the public and its political leaders .