inveterate

inveterate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
  3. 3.Malignant; virulent; spiteful. H. Brooke.
  4. 4.To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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