About The Word Inveterate
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Inveterate
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What's The Definition Of Inveterate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Inveterate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Inveterate: abiding | accustomed | acknowledged | addicted | admitted | aged | age-long | ancient | antique | chronic | confirmed | constant | continuing | conventional | customary | deep-dyed | deep-engraven | deep-fixed | deep-grounded | deep-laid | deep-rooted | deep-seated | deep-set | deep-settled | diuturnal | durable | dyed-in-the-wool | embedded | embossed | enduring | engrafted | engraved | entrenched | established | etched | evergreen | fast | firmly established | fixed | folk | graven | habitual | habituated | hallowed | handed down | hardened | hardy | heroic | hoary | immemorial | immutable | implanted | impressed | imprinted | inbred | incorrigible | inculcated | indelibly impressed | indurated | infixed | ingrained | ingrown | innate | instilled | intransient | inwrought | irreversible | lasting | legendary | lifelong | long-established | longeval | longevous | long-lasting | long-lived | long-standing | long-term | macrobiotic | mythological | of long duration | of long standing | of the folk | old | old-line | on a rock | on bedrock | oral | perdurable | perduring | perennial | permanent | perpetual | persistent | persisting | prescriptive | received | recognized | remaining | rooted | sempervirent | set | settled | settled in habit | stabilized | stable | staying | steadfast | sworn | thorough | time-honored | tough | traditional | tried and true | true-blue | understood | unfading | unwritten | usual | venerable | vested | vital | well-established | well-founded | well-grounded | well-set | well-settled | worshipful See Also | Inveterate In Webster's Dictionary \In*vet"er*ate\, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of
inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old.
See {Veteran}.]
1. Old; long-established. [Obs.]
It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon.
2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease;
an inveterate abuse.
Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak.
3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke.
\In*vet"er*ate\, v. t. To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon. |
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