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habitual

[ huh-bich-oo-uhl ]
/ həˈbɪtʃ u əl /
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adjective

of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
being such by habit: a habitual gossip.
commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary: She took her habitual place at the table.

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RELATED WORDS

perpetual, inveterate, chronic, repeated, addicted, hardened, accepted, accustomed, automatic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, familiar, fixed, frequent, ingrained, mechanical

Nearby words

  1. habitancy,
  2. habitant,
  3. habitat,
  4. habitation,
  5. habited,
  6. habitual abortion,
  7. habitually,
  8. habituate,
  9. habituated,
  10. habituation

Origin of habitual

1520–30; < Medieval Latin habituālis relating to dress, condition, or habit, equivalent to Latin habitu(s) habit1 + -ālis -al1
ANTONYMS FOR habitual
2. occasional. 3. unaccustomed.
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British Dictionary definitions for habitual

habitual

/ (həˈbɪtjʊəl) /

adjective

(usually prenominal) done or experienced regularly and repeatedlythe habitual Sunday walk
(usually prenominal) by habita habitual drinker
customary; usualhis habitual comment
Derived Formshabitually, adverbhabitualness, noun
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Word Origin and History for habitual

habitual

adj.

mid-15c., from Medieval Latin habitualis "pertaining to habit or dress," from Latin habitus (see habit (n.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper