inveterate

Adjective Satellite

habitual

Adverb

in a habitual and longstanding manner

Adj

Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Verb

To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.

Examples

an inveterate disease
an inveterate habit
an inveterate idler; an inveterate gambler; an inveterate smoker
an inveterate traveller

Origin / Etymology

From Latin inveterātus (“of long standing, chronic”), form of inveterare, from in- (“in, into”) + veterare (“to age”), from vetus, genitive veteris (“old”).
Cognate to Italian inveterato.

Synonyms

chronic, chronically, bred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, ingrained, inveterate, long-standing, radicated

Antonyms

;, acute, casual, casual#Adjective, dilettante#Adjective, fleeting, impermanent, momentary, novel#Adjective, occasional#Adjective, shifting, sometime#Adjective, temporary, transient

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

inveterate: valid Words With Friends Word