Definition of HABITUAL

habitual

Plural: habituals

Adjective Satellite

  • commonly used or practiced; usual
    • "his habitual comment"

Adj

  • Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
  • Regular or usual.
  • Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
  • Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.

Noun

  • One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
  • A construction representing something done habitually.

Adjective

  • Done or occurring as a habit; customary, regular, or routine.

Examples

  • Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.
  • He’s a habitual chain-smoker.
  • His HABITUAL opening play involved a bonus square, ensuring an early lead in Words With Friends.
  • Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.

Origin / Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English habitual (“of one's inherent disposition”), from Medieval Latin habituālis (“customary; habitual”), from Latin habitus (“character; disposition; habit; physical or emotional condition; attire, dress”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as habit + -ual. Habitus is derived from habeō (“to have; to hold; to own; to possess”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Scrabble Score: 13

habitual: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
habitual: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
habitual: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

habitual: valid Words With Friends Word