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   habitual

   /həˈbɪtʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. done constantly or as a habit: "his habitual use of heroin" Similar constantpersistentcontinualcontinuousperpetualnon-stoprecurrentrepeatedfrequentinterminableincessantceaselessendlessrelentlessunrelentingnever-endingunremittingsustainedunabatinginformal:eternalOpposite infrequent
   • ▪ doing something constantly or regularly: "a habitual late sleeper" Similar inveterateconfirmedaddictedcompulsiveobsessiveincorrigiblehardenedingraineddyed-in-the-woolchronicby habitregularinformal:pathologicalhookedOpposite occasional
   • ▪ regular; usual: "his habitual dress" Similar customaryaccustomedregularusualnormalsetfixedestablishedroutinecommonordinaryfamiliartraditionaltypicalgeneralcharacteristicstandardtime-honouredliterary:wontedOpposite unaccustomed

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’ (see habit).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › habitualHabitual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHABITUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHABITUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHABITUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › habitualHABITUAL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Habitual definition: of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit. See examples of HABITUAL used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › habitualHabitual - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › habitualHabitual - definition of habitual by The Free Dictionary

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   Define habitual. habitual synonyms, habitual pronunciation, habitual translation, English dictionary definition of habitual. adj. 1. a. Done by habit: habitual lying. b. Being so by habit: a habitual liar. See Synonyms at chronic. 2. Established by long use; usual: my habitual...