English Dictionary
Definition of “habitual”
habitual (həˈbɪtjʊəl
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Definitions
adjective
- (usually prenominal) done or experienced regularly and repeatedly ⇒
the habitual Sunday walk
- (usually prenominal) by habit ⇒
a habitual drinker
- customary; usual ⇒
his habitual comment
Alternative Forms
haˈbitually adverb haˈbitualness noun
Synonyms
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customary,
normal,
usual,
common,
standard,
natural,
traditional,
fixed,
regular,
ordinary,
familiar,
routine,
accustomed,
wonted,
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persistent,
established,
confirmed,
constant,
frequent,
chronic,
hardened,
recurrent,
ingrained,
inveterate,
Usage examples
Thank God, Bill knew him well enough to inhibit his habitual chatter on the short trip to Disraeli Gardens.
Moore, Margaret, Forests of the Night (1987)Once we set out for the shops, Lindy guessed where we were going and took her habitual , well-remembered route.
New Scientist (1998)Appu had been detained under the Goondas Act, which is normally invoked against habitual offenders.
Samachar (2005)Doctors in the US report the drug has had a 30 per cent success rate in weaning habitual smokers off the weed.
Sun, News of the World (1999)His research team found that the two groups of people could be distinguished by the habitual arousal level of the cortex.
Dorothy Rowe, BEYOND FEAR (2002)
