habitual

adjective

/həˈbɪtʃuəl/

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[only before noun] usual for or typical of somebody/something
- They waited for his habitual response.
- (formal) a person’s place of habitual residence
- She sat smoking her habitual cigarette.
Extra Examples
- He reacted with his habitual cynicism
- She reverted to her habitual frown.
(of an action) done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop
- habitual complaining
- the habitual use of heroin
Extra Examples
- The mechanic had been dismissed for habitual lateness.
- Is habitual drunkenness considered to be grounds for divorce?
[only before noun] (of a person) doing something that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop
- a habitual criminal/drinker/liar, etc.
Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of habitual and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
Extra Examples
- He was a habitual cocaine user.
- Habitual criminals were required to report once a month to a police station after they were released.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’, from habere ‘have, consist of’.

单词	habitual
释义	habitual adjective /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ jump to other results [only before noun] usual for or typical of somebody/something They waited for his habitual response. (formal) a person’s place of habitual residence She sat smoking her habitual cigarette. Extra Examples He reacted with his habitual cynicism She reverted to her habitual frown. (of an action) done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop habitual complaining the habitual use of heroin Extra Examples The mechanic had been dismissed for habitual lateness. Is habitual drunkenness considered to be grounds for divorce? [only before noun] (of a person) doing something that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop a habitual criminal/drinker/liar, etc. Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of habitual and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. Extra Examples He was a habitual cocaine user. Habitual criminals were required to report once a month to a police station after they were released. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’, from habere ‘have, consist of’.
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