hardwiredPronunciation: /ˌhɑːdˈwʌɪəd/Definition of hardwired adjective Electronics involving or achieved by permanently connected circuits rather than software: the hard-wired routines in a handheld calculator informal genetically determined or compelled:fear is hardwired in our brainDerivatives hardwire verb hardwiring noun hardwired in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hardwired in the US English dictionary