inveteracy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inveteracy
First recorded in 1710–20; inveter(ate) + -acy
Example Sentences
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In 1878, a commentator in the newspaper Isafold called turf houses a “national vice, a ruinous inveteracy and senseless adherence to ancient customs.”
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2015
Maria, as was her wont, was nosing my gun as if she expected to see a woodcock fly out of it; that Minx was beside her was due to the peculiar inveteracy of Minx.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
"Take our share in Bogendorf for the brief respite," cried Althea, observing the inveteracy in the eyes of Erasmus.
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der
The term eczema is now applied very generally to eruptions of all kinds that depend on internal disorders or constitutional conditions and that tend to recurrences and inveteracy.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Their inveteracy, however, was principally directed against the Roman commerce, and the Romans themselves.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William
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