Main Entry: in·grown

Pronunciation: \-ˌgrōn\

Function: adjective

Date: 1670

1 : grown in; specifically : having the free tip or edge embedded in the flesh <an ingrown toenail>
2 : having the direction of growth or activity or interest inward rather than outward <swarms of ingrown, infighting bureaucracies — H. R. Cilley>

— in·grown·ness \(ˌ)in-ˈgrōn-nəs\ noun