Inveterate

verb

/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.

2.adjectiveFirmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing

"an inveterate disease"

3.adjective(of a person) Having had a habit for a long time

"an inveterate idler"

4.adjectiveMalignant; virulent; spiteful.

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