Sekirov Dictionary

inveterate

/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/

adjective 3
verb 1
forms 5

adjective3

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Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
- In Montpelier, where this prison stands, the inveterate prejudice against prisoners has been swept away. — 1911
•
Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
- [S]he offered kisses to a stranger so confidingly that the most inveterate bachelor relented. — 1868
•
Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
- A man of mild manners can form no idea of inveterate revenge or cruelty[…] — 1748

verb1

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(no longer used) To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.
- "none of these Princes do use to maintaine any armies together, which are annex'd and inveterated with the governments of the provinces, as were the armies of the Roman Empire. " — 1640

forms

inveterated · inveterating · inveterates · more inveterate · most inveterate

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