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Definitions for Inveterate
[1] settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
[2] firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.
[3] long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained an inveterate feeling of hostility
[4] (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened an inveterate smoker
[5] obsolete full of hatred; hostile
Words related to Inveterate
incurable, hard-core, habitual, addicted, hardened, lifelong, abiding, accustomed, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, inbred, incorrigible
Words nearby Inveterate
investment company, investment compound, investment tax credit, investment trust, inveteracy, inveterate, inviable, invidious, invigilate, invigorant, invigorate
Origin of Inveterate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus ) old + -ātus -ate1; cf. veteran
Other words from Inveterate
in·vet·er·ate·ly , adverb
in·vet·er·ate·ness , noun
in•vet′ er•a•cy (-ər-ə-sē ) n.
Word origin for Inveterate
C16: from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from in- ² + vetus old
Synonyms for Inveterate
addicted, habitual, hard-core, hardened, incurable, lifelong, abiding, accustomed, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habituated, inbred, incorrigible, indurated, ineradicable, ingrained, innate, long-lasting, long-lived, obstinate, old, perennial, permanent, persistent, persisting, set, settled, stubborn, sworn, usual