hidebound

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Bound with the hide of an animal.
2. adjective Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
3. adjective Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
4. adjective Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
5. adjective Niggardly; penurious; stingy.

Similar words

traditionalist conservative bounden clothbound chained fettered shackled upbounden captive cobound

Often followed by

by and in as to conservatism tradition than conservative