SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
inveterate
adjective
Long established and habitual, especially of a tendency or person.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Long-established as a habit
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Usage distinction
Return to topAn inveterate collector has a firmly established habit; the word does not require that the habit be harmful.
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See inveterate in use
An inveterate collector, he kept every ticket from every concert.
An inveterate tinkerer among her companions has adjusted the same lantern every evening for twenty years.
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