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- Dictionaryhabitual/həˈbɪtʃʊəl/
adjective
- 1. done constantly or as a habit: "his habitual use of heroin" Similar Opposite
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usual or repeated: a habitual thief. habitual drug use. dressed in his habitual black. her habitual meanness. Synonyms. accustomed. customary. usual. wonted formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual and customary. accustomed. all in a day's work idiom. as a (general) rule idiom. as a matter of course idiom.
The meaning of HABITUAL is regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary. How to use habitual in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Habitual.
adjective. formal us / həˈbɪtʃ.u.əl / uk / həˈbɪtʃ.u.əl / Add to word list. usual or repeated: a habitual thief. habitual drug use. dressed in his habitual black. her habitual meanness. Synonyms. accustomed. customary. usual. wonted formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual and customary. accustomed. all in a day's work idiom.
A habitual action, state, or way of behaving is one that someone usually does or has, especially one that is considered to be typical or characteristic of them. He soon recovered his habitual geniality. If bad posture becomes habitual, you risk long-term effects. Synonyms: customary, normal, usual, common More Synonyms of habitual.
Habitual is the adjective form of habit, which comes from the Latin habēre, which meant the mode of one's being, and often referred to the mode of dress. Now habit means anything you do repeatedly — your habitual actions.
Habitual definition: of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit. See examples of HABITUAL used in a sentence.
1. of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy. 2. being such by habit; confirmed: a habitual gossip. 3. commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary. [1520–30; < Medieval Latin]
habitual. adjective. /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ [only before noun] usual for or typical of somebody/something. They waited for his habitual response. (formal) a person’s place of habitual residence. She sat sipping her habitual cup of tea. Extra Examples. Want to learn more?
HABITUAL definition: 1. usual or typical: 2. doing something often because it is a habit: . Learn more.
Designating an action or state that lasts for or is repeated over an extended duration, expressed in English by such means as the simple present tense ( She works downtown ) and the phrase used to ( A factory used to be located at that intersection ). American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: wonted. regular. usual. accustomed.
