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inveteracy
[ in-vet-er-uh-see ]
noun
- the quality or state of being inveterate or deeply ingrained:
the inveteracy of people's prejudices.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inveteracy1
First recorded in 1710–20; inveter(ate) + -acy
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Example Sentences
These fight with great inveteracy, and endeavour to seize each other by the tongue.
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Thus chorea may sometimes reach a degree of inveteracy that renders sleep impossible.
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But, in truth, the tradition of ages and inveteracy of associations make such a vast change in Rome impossible.
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They have the same sort of inveteracy as dogs have for the ill-dressed canaille.
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Every thing, in fact, attests both the generality and inveteracy of that horrible propensity among the Spaniards.
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