Meaning inveterate
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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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late 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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inveterate


adj. Habitual.
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inveterate


obstinate by long continuance.
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inveterate


(adj) habitual(adv) in a habitual and longstanding manner
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Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease, an inveterate habit. * '''1843''', , '''', book 1, ch. 3, "Manchester Insurrection [..]
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