inveteracy

American  

[in-vet-er-uh-see] / ɪnˈvɛt ər ə si /

noun

1. the quality or state of being inveterate or deeply ingrained.

   the inveteracy of people's prejudices.

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Etymology

Origin of inveteracy

First recorded in 1710–20; inveter(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

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

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 had been in no way abated by the lapse of time it seemed.

From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

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

Slight causes have ever produced the most remarkable events among mankind, and the most trifling quarrels have fired their minds with incredible inveteracy against each other.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Kerr, Robert