inveterate

/ɪnˈvɛ.tɚ.ɪt/

Etymology: [ in-'ve-t(&-)r&t ] (adjective.) 14th century. From Latin inveteratus (“of long standing, chronic”), form of inveterare, from in- (“in, into”) + veterare (“to age”), from vetus, form of veteris (“old”); latter ancestor to veteran. Cognate to Italian inveterato.

Synonyms: abiding, accustomed, addicted, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habitual, habituated, hard-core, hardened, inbred, incorrigible

Antonyms: casual, short-lived

English - Turkish translation for "inveterate"

• inveterate: müptelâ
• inveterate: tiryakilik
• inveterate: tiryaki sıfat
• inveterate: düşkün
• inveterate: kronik
• inveterate: bağımlı
• inveterate: inveterately kökleşmiş olarak
• inveterate: kökleşmiş
• inveterate: köklü
• inveterate: yerleşmiş
• inveterate: müzmin
• inveterate: Kökleşmiş, yerleşmiş, müzmin, sürekli, kronik, tedavisi zor olan Tıp
• inveterate: inveteracy
• inveterate: kökleşme
• inveterate: inveterateness müzminlik
• inveterate: yerleşme

English - English translation for "inveterate"

• inveterate: Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit - "In Montpelier, where this prison stands, the inveterate prejudice against prisoners has been swept away."
• inveterate: Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker - "he offered kisses to a stranger so confidingly that the most inveterate bachelor relented."
• inveterate: Malignant; virulent; spiteful - "A man of mild manners can form no idea of inveterate revenge or cruelty;"
• inveterate: To fix and settle by long continuance; to entrench - ""The foregoing elements of disunion are inveterated by the constituent formation of our national legislature. In the French chambers the members are all Frenchmen ; but our members of Congress are effectively Georgians, New-Yorkers, Carolinians, Pennsylvanians, &c.;""
• inveterate: Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse
• inveterate: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"
• inveterate: If you describe someone as, for example, an inveterate liar or smoker, you mean that they have lied or smoked for a long time and are not likely to stop doing it. an inveterate gambler
• inveterate: To fix and settle by long continuance
• inveterate: Old; long-established
• inveterate: ingrained, deeply rooted, firmly established sıfat