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   inveterate

   /ɪnˈvɛt(ə)rət/

   adjective

   • 1. having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change: "an inveterate gambler" Similar ingraineddeep-seateddeep-rooteddeep-setentrenchedestablishedlong-establishedcongenitalineradicableincurableirredeemable
   • ▪ (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change: "the inveterate hostility between the two countries was not easily eradicated" Similar confirmedhardenedchronichardcoreincorrigiblehabitualaddictedcompulsiveobsessiveobsessionalinformal:pathologicalhookedstaunchsteadfastcommitteddevoteddedicateddeep-dyeddyed-in-the-woolthoroughthoroughgoingout and outdiehardlong-standing

   Word Origin late Middle English (referring to disease, in the sense ‘of long standing, chronic’): from Latin inveteratus ‘made old’, past participle of inveterare (based on vetus, veter- ‘old’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inveteracy noun
   • 2. inveterately adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inveterateInveterate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable. an inveterate smoker. confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform. a confirmed bachelor.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINVETERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INVETERATE definition: 1. someone who does something very often and cannot stop doing it: 2. someone who does something…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINVETERATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INVETERATE meaning: 1. someone who does something very often and cannot stop doing it: 2. someone who does something…. Learn more.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › inveterate_adjinveterate, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word inveterate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inveterateInveterate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   inveterate. If you're an inveterate doodler, all your notebooks are covered with drawings. If you're an inveterate golf player, you probably get twitchy if you haven't been out on a course in a week. Inveterate comes from the Latin root for “old,” and it describes old habits.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › inveterateInveterate - definition of inveterate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINVETERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. Collins English Dictionary.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioninveterate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. /ɪnˈvetərət/ [usually before noun] (formal, often disapproving) (of a person) always doing something or enjoying something, and unlikely to stop. an inveterate liar. He was an inveterate traveller. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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    Inveterate definition: settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like. See examples of INVETERATE used in a sentence.

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    A complete guide to the word "INVETERATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.