What is having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker called?
inveterate — Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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