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English Dictionary: inveterate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for inveterate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inveterate adv in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically" Synonym(s): chronically, inveterate adj habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: chronic, inveterate]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inveterate \Invet"erate\, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old. See {Veteran}.] 1. Old; long-established. [Obs.] It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon. 2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse. Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak. 3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker. 4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inveterate \Invet"erate\, v. t. To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon.