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   habitual

   /həˈbɪtʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. done constantly or as a habit: "his habitual use of heroin" Similar constantpersistentcontinualcontinuousperpetualnon-stoprecurrentrepeatedfrequentinterminableincessantceaselessendlessrelentlessunrelentingnever-endingunremittingsustainedunabatinginformal:eternalOpposite infrequent
   • ▪ doing something constantly or regularly: "a habitual late sleeper" Similar inveterateconfirmedaddictedcompulsiveobsessiveincorrigiblehardenedingraineddyed-in-the-woolchronicby habitregularinformal:pathologicalhookedOpposite occasional
   • ▪ regular; usual: "his habitual dress" Similar customaryaccustomedregularusualnormalsetfixedestablishedroutinecommonordinaryfamiliartraditionaltypicalgeneralcharacteristicstandardtime-honouredliterary:wontedOpposite unaccustomed

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’ (see habit).

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   The meaning of HABITUAL is regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary. How to use habitual in a sentence.

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   Habitual means usual or repeated, and is often used to describe someone's behavior or actions. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › habitualHABITUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HABITUAL meaning: 1. usual or repeated: 2. usual or repeated: 3. usual or repeated: . Learn more.

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   Learn the meaning of habitual as an adjective to describe something that is done or experienced regularly, by habit, or customary. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with habitual.

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   What does it mean to be a habitual person?

   • Now habit means anything you do repeatedly — your habitual actions. Perhaps you have a habitual preference for cheeseburgers, which you eat at your habitual restaurant on your habitual Wednesday night out.

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   What is habitual adjective?

   • Definition of habitual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [only before noun] usual for or typical of somebody/something They waited for his habitual response. She sat sipping her habitual cup of tea. Want to learn more? (of an action) done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop

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   What is a habitual criminal?

   • This now sounds old-fashioned. Habitual criminals were required to report once a month to a police station after they were released. Word Origin late 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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   What is a synonym for habitual?

   • This page shows answers to the clue Habitual, followed by 4 definitions like “ Of the nature of a habit ”, “ Formed or acquired by habit or use ” and “ Made a norm or custom or habit ”. Synonyms for Habitual are for example common, dyed-in-the-wool and hopeless. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

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   What is the difference between usual and habitual?

   • usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed mean familiar through frequent or regular repetition. usual stresses the absence of strangeness or unexpectedness. customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community. habitual suggests a practice settled or established by much repetition.

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   Where did the word habitual come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word habitual is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for habitual is from 1526, in the writing of William Bonde, Bridgettine monk and author. habitual is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin habituālis.

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   If something is habitual, it's what you usually do. Your habitual jeans and t-shirt might work for school, but try dressing up for the opera.

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   Habitual criminals were required to report once a month to a police station after they were released. Word Origin late 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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    Habitual means relating to habit or custom, or occurring frequently or regularly. It can be used as an adjective or a noun. See etymology, pronunciation, frequency, and examples of habitual in different contexts.