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habitual

[huh-bich-oo-uhl]

adjective

  1. of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit.

    habitual courtesy.

  2. (of a person) having developed a specified character through force of habit.

    a habitual gossip.

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  3. commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary.

    She took her habitual place at the table.

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habitual

/ əˈɪʊə /

adjective

  1. (usually prenominal) done or experienced regularly and repeatedly

    the habitual Sunday walk

  2. (usually prenominal) by habit

    a habitual drinker

  3. customary; usual

    his habitual comment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • habitually adverb
  • habitualness noun
  • nonhabitual adjective
  • nonhabitualness noun
  • quasi-habitual adjective
  • unhabitual adjective
  • ˈٳܲ adverb
  • ˈٳܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of habitual1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Medieval Latin 󲹲ٳ “relating to dress, condition, or habit,” equivalent to Latin habitu(s) habit 1 + - -al 1
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Much of the disaffection comes from habitual Democratic voters who see the party’s leaders as slow-moving and timid while the Trump administration continues with its rampage against democratic structures.

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That disclosure was a rare court admission from Yaxley-Lennon that he has been a habitual drug user.

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The case hinged on determining the child’s “habitual residence.”

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Instead, they continued with a habitual failure of imagination and the American people — and their democracy and society and future and freedom — are being made to suffer and are greatly imperiled.

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The earthy Californian with a habitual sense of humor loved the game of politics, equating the competition to sports, which he also loved.

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