Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inveterate \In*vet"er*ate\, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of
inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old.
See {Veteran}.]
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1. Old; long-established. [Obs.]
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It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon.
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2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease;
an inveterate abuse.
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Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak.
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3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;
habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
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4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inveterate \In*vet"er*ate\, v. t.
To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inveterate
adv 1: in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking
chronically" [syn: {chronically}, {inveterate}]
adj 1: habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {chronic},
{inveterate}]
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