inveterate

in·vet·er·ate  (n-vtr-t)

adj.

1. Firmly and long established; deep-rooted: inveterate preferences.

2. Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual: an inveterate liar. See Synonyms at chronic.

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[Middle English, from Latin invetertus, past participle of inveterr, to grow old, endure : in-, causative pref.; see in-² + vetus, veter-, old; see wet-² in Indo-European roots.]

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in·veter·a·cy (-r--s), in·veter·ate·ness n.

in·veter·ate·ly adv.

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inveterate [ɪnˈvɛtərɪt]

adj

1. long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained an inveterate feeling of hostility

2. (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened an inveterate smoker

3. Obsolete full of hatred; hostile

[from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from in-² + vetus old]

inveteracy , inveterateness n

inveterately  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inveterate - habitual; "a chronic smoker" chronic usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
Adv.	1.	inveterate - in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically" chronically

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inveterate

adjective

1. chronic, confirmed, incurable, hardened, established, long-standing, hard-core, habitual, obstinate, incorrigible, dyed-in-the-wool, ineradicable, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) an inveterate gambler

2. deep-rooted, entrenched, ingrained, deep-seated, incurable, established the inveterate laziness of these boys

3. staunch, long-standing, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) the spirit of an inveterate Tory

Translations

inveterate [ɪnˈvetərɪt] ADJ [gambler] → empedernido; [laziness, selfishness] → inveterado

inveterate [ɪnˈvɛtərət] adj → invétéré(e)

inveterate

adj dislike, hatred → tief verwurzelt, abgrundtief; laziness → chronisch; opposition, prejudice, habit → hartnäckig; enemies → unversöhnlich; liar, gambler → unverbesserlich; collector, traveller → passioniert; inveterate smoker/criminal → Gewohnheitsraucher(in) m(f) → /-verbrecher(in) m(f)

inveterate [ɪnˈvɛt/ərɪt] adj (habit, gambler) → inveterato/a; (liar, smoker) → incallito/a

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inveterate [ɪnˈvɛt/ərɪt] adj (habit, gambler) → inveterato/a; (liar, smoker) → incallito/a