Origin: 1520–30; <
Medieval Latin habituālis relating to dress, condition, or habit, equivalent to
Latin habitu(
s)
habit1 +
-ālis -al1 Related formsha·bit·u·al·ly, adverb
ha·bit·u·al·ness, noun
non·ha·bit·u·al, adjective
non·ha·bit·u·al·ly, adverb
non·ha·bit·u·al·ness, noun
EXPANDqua·si-ha·bit·u·al, adjective
qua·si-ha·bit·u·al·ly, adverb
un·ha·bit·u·al, adjective
un·ha·bit·u·al·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms 2. confirmed, inveterate.
3. accustomed, regular.
See usual. Antonyms
2. occasional. 3. unaccustomed.