wonted

[ wawn-tid, wohn-, wuhn- ]

adjective

1. accustomed; habituated; used.

   Synonyms: wont

2. customary, habitual, or usual:

   He took his wonted place in the library.

wonted

/ ˈwəʊntɪd /

adjective

1. postpositive accustomed or habituated (to doing something)
2. prenominal customary; usual

   she is in her wonted place

Other Words From

• wonted·ly adverb
• wonted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wonted¹

1375–1425; wont (noun) + -ed ³, or by extension ( -ed ² ) of wont (past participle; wont (adj.))

Example Sentences

Yet Khamenei and other leaders have fallen back on their wonted explanation for social strife, exonerating themselves and blaming outside forces instead.

From Los Angeles Times

Not only does the moment underline the fascination of Lecter, but it also subverts classical music’s wonted role as signifier of the good.

From Washington Post

Beebee was still alive as late as May 1779, when Georgiana wrote to Franklin that the squirrel had “grown quite old & has lost his eyesight, but nevertheless preserves his spirits & wonted activity.”

From Washington Post

On the occasion of Kipling’s garden, it took my intervention to nudge her along her wonted course … the spiral to despair.

From The Guardian

Rockwell was a lifelong liberal who, toward the end of his career, eschewed his wonted whimsy to agitate powerfully for the civil-rights movement.

From The New Yorker