Today's Word "inveterate"
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inveterate \in-VET-uhr-it\ (adjective) - 1 : Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing. 2 : Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.
"Normally an invterate drinker of Scotch, the party seemed to be engulfed by a hushed silence when Alan walked in with an open
Inveterate is from the past participle of Latin inveterari, "to grow old, to endure," from in- + vetus, veter-, "old." It is related to veteran, "one who is long experienced in some activity or capacity; an old soldier of long service; one who has served in the armed forces." The noun form is inveteracy or inveterateness.
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