Meaning Of The Word Inveterate
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Inveterate Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Inveterate?
inveterate
If you describe someone as, for example, an inveterate liar or smoker, you mean that they have lied or smoked for a long time and are not likely to stop doing it. inveterate in American English firmly established over a long period; of long standing; deep-rooted adjective: settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like inveterate in British English adjective: long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained |
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