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habitual
[ huh-bich-oo-uhl ]
adjective
- of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit:
habitual courtesy.
- (of a person) having developed a specified character through force of habit:
a habitual gossip.
Synonyms: inveterate, confirmed
Antonyms: occasional
- commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary:
She took her habitual place at the table.
Synonyms: regular, accustomed
Antonyms: unaccustomed
habitual
/ həˈbɪtjʊəl /
adjective
- usually prenominal done or experienced regularly and repeatedly
the habitual Sunday walk
- usually prenominal by habit
a habitual drinker
- customary; usual
his habitual comment
Derived Forms
- haˈbitually, adverb
- haˈbitualness, noun
Other Words From
- ha·bit·u·al·ly adverb
- ha·bit·u·al·ness noun
- non·ha·bit·u·al adjective
- non·ha·bit·u·al·ness noun
- qua·si-ha·bit·u·al adjective
- un·ha·bit·u·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We are doing all we can to reduce thefts and pursue offenders, especially those prolific and habitual offenders, who cause misery within the community," said Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman, the NPCC’s lead for acquisitive crime.
We can point to a habitual and historic struggle in the subcontinent and on slow, turning pitches in other parts of the world.
However Nick Johnson KC, who prosecuted the original trial, said in written submissions that the defence application was "misguided" and the jury had found Letby to be a "multiple killer and habitual liar".
Cameroon’s ambassador in France insisted that Biya is “in good health” and in Geneva - his habitual base when away from home.
“Naidu is a pathological and habitual liar” who was tarnishing the image of the temple trust with false campaigns, he wrote.
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