inveterate
inveterate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
- 3.Malignant; virulent; spiteful. H. Brooke.
- 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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Definition-first questions whose answer is inveterate.
- What is 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 called?
- What is having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker called?
- What is malignant; virulent; spiteful. H. Brooke called?
- What is to fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] Bacon called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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