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inveterate(adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveterate coffee drinker—I drink four cups a day.)
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inveteratelate 14c., "old," from Latin inveteratus "of long standing, chronic, old," past participle of inveterare "become old in," from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + ve [..]
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inveterateadj. Habitual.
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inveterateobstinate by long continuance.
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inveterate(adj) habitual(adv) in a habitual and longstanding manner
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inveterate
Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease, an inveterate habit.
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