inveterate
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ər adjective
1.
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
2.
firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus) old + -ātus -ate1; cf. veteran
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus) old + -ātus -ate1; cf. veteran
Related forms
in·vet·er·ate·ly, adverb
in·vet·er·ate·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. hardened, constant, habitual. 2. set, fixed, rooted.
1. hardened, constant, habitual. 2. set, fixed, rooted.
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| adj. Not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: 3. adj. Impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable: 4. adj. Firmly fixed; not easily changed: 5. adj. Not easily swayed or influenced: |
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inveterate (ɪnˈvɛtərɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | 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'veteracy | |
| —n | |
| in'veterateness | |
| —n | |
| in'veterately | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
inveterate
1528, from L. inveteratus "of long standing, chronic," pp. of inveterare "become old in," from in- "in, into" + veterare "to make old," from vetus (gen. veteris) "old" (see veteran).
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Medical Dictionary
inveterate in·vet·er·ate (ĭn-vět'ər-ĭt)
adj.
Firmly and long established; deep-rooted.
Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual.
in·vet'er·a·cy (-ər-ə-sē) or in·vet'er·ate·ness n.
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Example sentences
Half a century ago and more, licenses to smoke opium were issued to certain inveterate smokers of means and standing.
His desire to do things for people made him an inveterate matchmaker.
As others have mentioned she was an inveterate traveler.
Except in the case of a few highfliers and a somewhat larger number of inveterate slackers, college is a stressful experience.
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