hidebound

UK: /ˈhaɪdbaʊnd/ US: /ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/ ,(hīd′bound′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hide•bound /ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/   adj. 

1. narrow and rigid in opinion;
   inflexible:
   hidebound board members who don't recognize innovation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hide•bound  (hīd′bound′), adj. 

1. narrow and rigid in opinion;
   inflexible:
   a hidebound pedant.
2. oriented toward or confined to the past;
   extremely conservative:
   a hidebound philosopher.
3. Animal Husbandry (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide.

• hide² + -bound¹ 1550–60

hide′bound′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hidebound / ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd/ adjective

1. restricted by petty rules, a conservative attitude, etc
2. (of cattle, etc) having the skin closely attached to the flesh as a result of poor feeding