Associations to the word «Inveterate»

Wiktionary

INVETERATE, adjective. Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit.
INVETERATE, adjective. (of a person) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
INVETERATE, adjective. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
INVETERATE, verb. (obsolete) To fix and settle by long continuance; to entrench.

Dictionary definition

INVETERATE, adverb. In a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically".
INVETERATE, adjective. Habitual; "a chronic smoker".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis