inveterate
[adjective]
Synonyms: long-standing, chronic, confirmed, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, entrenched, habitual, hardened, incorrigible, incurable

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Related Words: accustomed, addicted, chronic, habituated, customary, habitual, usual, hardened, indurated, established, fixed, set, inbred, innate, abiding, enduring, persistent, persisting

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in‧vet‧e‧rate /ɪnˈvetərət, ɪnˈvetərɪt/ adjective [only before noun] written
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of inveterare 'to get old', from vetus 'old']

1. inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc someone who lies a lot, smokes a lot etc and cannot stop

2. inveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc an attitude or feeling that you have had for a long time and cannot change

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