wonted

[ wawn-tid, wohn-, wuhn- ]
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adjective
  1. accustomed; habituated; used.

  2. customary, habitual, or usual: He took his wonted place in the library.

Origin of wonted

1
1375–1425; wont (noun) + -ed3, or by extension (see -ed2) of wont (past participle; see wont (adj.))

Other words for wonted

Other words from wonted

  • wont·ed·ly, adverb
  • wont·ed·ness, noun

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How to use wonted in a sentence

  • It matched for that matter her other elements, which were wontedly conspicuous as usual as she sat there suggestive of early tea.

    The Awkward Age | Henry James
  • Hammerton stared wonderingly down upon his wontedly placid daughter.

    Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories | Albert Payson Terhune
  • During all the morning he had been assiduous in his attentions—more than wontedly so.

    The Maroon | Mayne Reid
  • It took not a moment to see the inspector was more than wontedly excited.

British Dictionary definitions for wonted

wonted

/ (ˈwəʊntɪd) /


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

  2. (prenominal) customary; usual: she is in her wonted place

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