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
He has brought back the doctrines of Calvinism in all their inveteracy, and relaxed the inveteracy of his northern accents.
From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William
Leigh Hunt is puzzled to reconcile the shyness of my pretensions with the inveteracy and sturdiness of my principles.
From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William
The inveteracy of his hatred could be seen even in his fast glazing eyes, the indomitableness of his purpose yet spoke in the negative shake of his head.
From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
He was to be seen for a year on the Salem wharves, smoking the best tobacco and eying the seaward horizon with an inveteracy which superficial minds interpreted as a sign of repentance.
From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry
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