inveterate

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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.

Malignant; virulent; spiteful

A man of mild manners can form no idea of inveterate revenge or cruelty;.

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.

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.;.

habitual
To fix and settle by long continuance
{s} ingrained, deeply rooted, firmly established
Old; long-established
Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse
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
having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"
inveterate gambler
habitual gambler, person who is addicted to gambling
ınveterate
{a} old, obsinate, fixed, established
ınveterate
{v} to become obstinate by continuance
inveterately
In an inveterate manner or degree
inveterately
in an inveterate manner, in a firmly settled manner
inveterate