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inveterate




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inveterate
     1. adj. firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing
           an inveterate disease
           an inveterate habit
     2. adj. (of a person) Having had a habit for a long time
           an inveterate idler
           an inveterate smoker
           an inveterate traveller
     3. adj. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
     4. v. (obsolete) To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.

Example Sentences

He was an inveterate overseas delegate. 



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