wonted

American  

[wawn-tid, wohn-, wuhn-] / ˈwɔn tɪd, ˈwoʊn-, ˈwʌn- /

adjective

1. accustomed; habituated; used.

   Synonyms:

   wont

2. customary, habitual, or usual.

   He took his wonted place in the library.

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wonted British  

/ ˈwəʊntɪd /

adjective

1. (postpositive) accustomed or habituated (to doing something)

2. (prenominal) customary; usual

   she is in her wonted place

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Other Word Forms

• wontedly adverb
• wontedness noun

Etymology

Origin of wonted

1375–1425; wont (noun) + -ed ³, or by extension ( -ed ² ) of wont (past participle; wont (adj.))

Example Sentences

Not only does the moment underline the fascination of Lecter, but it also subverts classical music’s wonted role as signifier of the good.

From Washington Post

Beebee was still alive as late as May 1779, when Georgiana wrote to Franklin that the squirrel had “grown quite old & has lost his eyesight, but nevertheless preserves his spirits & wonted activity.”

From Washington Post

On the occasion of Kipling’s garden, it took my intervention to nudge her along her wonted course … the spiral to despair.

From The Guardian

Rockwell was a lifelong liberal who, toward the end of his career, eschewed his wonted whimsy to agitate powerfully for the civil-rights movement.

From The New Yorker

Under him, the NSO kept to its wonted energetic sloppiness, which didn’t help focus the Elgar, but added verve to the verve-full Vaughan Williams.

From Washington Post