Found 3 items, similar to inveterate.
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Definition: inveterate
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: inveterate
inveterate
adj : having a habit of long standing;
“a chronic smoker” [syn:
chronic,
confirmed,
habitual,
inveterate(a)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Inveterate
Inveterate
\In*vet"er*ate\, v. t.
To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Inveterate
\In*vet"er*ate\, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of
inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old.
See
Veteran.]
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1. Old; long-established. [Obs.]
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It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon.
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2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease;
an inveterate abuse.
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Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak.
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3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
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4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke.
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