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inveterate
inveteratefirmly established by long continuance, as a disease; chronic; settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, or feeling: He’s an inveterate runner.
Not to be confused with:invertebrate – without a backbone; without strength of character: She’s an invertebrate who will lie about anything to stay out of trouble.in·vet·er·ate I0216400 (ĭn-vĕt′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Firmly and long established; deep-rooted: inveterate preferences.2. Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual: an inveterate liar. See Synonyms at chronic.
[Middle English, from Latin inveterātus, past participle of inveterārī, to grow old, endure : in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + vetus, veter-, old; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]
in·vet′er·a·cy (-ər-ə-sē), in·vet′er·ate·ness n.in·vet′er·ate·ly adv.inveterate (ɪnˈvɛtərɪt) adj1. 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[C16: from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from in-2 + vetus old] inˈveteracy, inˈveterateness n inˈveterately advin•vet•er•ate (ɪnˈvɛt ər ɪt)
adj. 1. confirmed in a habit, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler. 2. firmly established by long continuance, as a disease; chronic. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus, orig. past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve =in- in-2 + veterāre, v. derivative of vetus, s. veter- old; compare veteran] in•vet′er•a•cy (-ə si) n. in•vet′er•ate•ly, adv. in•vet′er•ate•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inveterate - habitual; "a chronic smoker"chronicusual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" | | Adv. | 1. | inveterate - in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically"chronically |
inveterateadjective1. chronic, confirmed, incurable, hardened, established, long-standing, hard-core, habitual, obstinate, incorrigible, dyed-in-the-wool, ineradicable, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) an inveterate gambler2. deep-rooted, entrenched, ingrained, deep-seated, incurable, established the inveterate laziness of these boys3. staunch, long-standing, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) the spirit of an inveterate Toryinveterateadjective1. Firmly established by long standing:confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-shell, ineradicable, ingrained, irradicable, set, settled.2. Subject to a disease or habit for a long time:chronic, confirmed, habitual, habituated.Translationseingefleischtempedernidoperdidoinvétéréobstinépermanentperpétuelinveteratoostinatoincallitoinveteradomalignoinveterate
inveterate [in-vet´er-it] confirmed and chronic; long-established and difficult to cure.in·vet·er·ate (in-vet'ĕr-āt), Long seated; firmly established; said of a disease or of confirmed habits. [L. in-vetero, pp. -atus, to render old, fr. vetus, old] in·vet·er·ate (in-vet'ĕr-ăt) Long seated; firmly established; said of a disease or of confirmed habits. in·vet·er·ate (in-vet'ĕr-ăt) Firmly established; said of a disease or of confirmed habits. inveterate
Related to inveterate: impecuniosity, repugnancySynonyms for inveterateadj chronicSynonyms- chronic
- confirmed
- incurable
- hardened
- established
- long-standing
- hard-core
- habitual
- obstinate
- incorrigible
- dyed-in-the-wool
- ineradicable
- deep-dyed
adj deep-rootedSynonyms- deep-rooted
- entrenched
- ingrained
- deep-seated
- incurable
- established
adj staunchSynonyms- staunch
- long-standing
- dyed-in-the-wool
- deep-dyed
Synonyms for inveterateadj firmly established by long standingSynonyms- confirmed
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- entrenched
- hard-shell
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- irradicable
- set
- settled
adj subject to a disease or habit for a long timeSynonyms- chronic
- confirmed
- habitual
- habituated
Synonyms for inveterateadj habitualSynonymsRelated Wordsadv in a habitual and longstanding mannerSynonyms |