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ingrown

adjective

  1. grown abnormally into the flesh
  2. innate or inveterate
  3. having the attention focused inward; having little exchange with others; insular
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɡɹəʊn/ / /ɪnˈɡɹoʊn/

adj

Etymology: From in- + grown.

  1. That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)

    an ingrown toenail