Hardwired
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of hardwire form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Designed to perform a specific task.
- 2 Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
- 3 Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example).
- 4 Not changeable.
- 5 Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior or a habit.
"I'm hardwired to have a shower every morning."
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- 6 Describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
Example
More examples"I'm hardwired to have a shower every morning."
Etymology
From hard + wired.