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Definition of: inveterate
(in·vet′ər·it) adjective
1. Firmly established by long continuance; deep–rooted.
2. Confirmed in a particular character or habit.
3. Obs. Characteristic of long enmity; bitter; malignant; also, ancient. [<L inveteratus, pp. of inveterare make old <in- very + vetus old]
—in·vet′er·ate·ly adverb
—in·vet′·er·ate·ness noun
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