1. Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change. 2. (Of a feeling or habit) Long-established and unlikely to change.
"After supporting the same party for so long, Walt was an inveterate voter."
"April had an inveterate longing for a lavish wedding, having dreamed of it since she was a little girl."
"He had an inveterate habit of going to the same restaurant every Friday after work."
In Late Middle English, "inveterate" referred to long-standing or chronic disease, but that usage has dropped out and changed in the centuries since. It now describes an entrenched habit or interest — for example, an inveterate practice of two cups of coffee every morning while reading the paper. ...
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