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Inveterate

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Adjective

1. chronic, inveterate

habitual

Example Sentences:
'a chronic smoker'

chronic

Adverb

2. chronically, inveterate

in a habitual and longstanding manner

Example Sentences:
'smoking chronically'

chronically

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inveterate

see synonyms of inveterate

adjective

1.

long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained

an inveterate feeling of hostility

2. (prenominal)

settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened

an inveterate smoker

3. obsolete

full of hatred; hostile

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Inveterate

see synonyms of inveterate

adjective

1.

firmly established over a long period; of long standing; deep-rooted

2.

settled in a habit, practice, prejudice, etc.; habitual

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Inveterate

see synonyms of inveterate

adj.

1. Firmly and long established; deep-rooted: inveterate preferences.

2. Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual: an inveterate liar. See Synonyms at chronic.

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