Meanings
adjectiveingrown (comparative more ingrown, superlative most ingrown)
comparative more ingrown · superlative most ingrown
- That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
an ingrown toenail
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Czech zarostlý
- zarostlýthat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
Finnish sisään kasvanut
- sisään kasvanutthat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
French incarné
- incarnéthat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
German eingewachsen
- eingewachsenthat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
Polish wrośnięty
- wrośniętythat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
Portuguese encravado
- encravadothat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
Spanish encarnado, enterrado
- encarnadothat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
- enterradothat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
- enclavadothat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
- incrustadothat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (part of the body)
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ingrown
phoneownloanknownnoneshownunknownzonestonealonetonegrownpensionclonejoanthrownlonecologneconeblownthroneproneJoanneMalone
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APA
ingrown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingrown
MLA
“ingrown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingrown. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ingrown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingrown.
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