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   ha·bit·u·al

   /həˈbiCH(əw)əl/

   adjective

   • 1. done or doing constantly or as a habit: "this pattern of behavior can become habitual" Similar constantpersistentcontinualcontinuousperpetualnonstoprecurrentrepeatedfrequentinterminableincessantceaselessendlessrelentlessunrelentingnever-endingunremittingsustainedunabatinginformal:eternalOpposite infrequent
   • ▪ regular; usual: "his habitual dress" Similar customaryaccustomedregularusualnormalsetfixedestablishedroutinecommonordinaryfamiliartraditionaltypicalgeneralcharacteristicstandardtime-honoredliterary:wontedOpposite unaccustomed

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’ (see habit).

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   Learn the meaning of habitual as an adjective that describes something done or practiced regularly or by force of habit. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of habitual.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHABITUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Habitual means usual or repeated, and is often used to describe someone or something that does something often. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of habitual, and see synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Habitual is the adjective form of habit, which comes from the Latin habēre, which meant the mode of one's being, and often referred to the mode of dress. Now habit means anything you do repeatedly — your habitual actions.

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   Habitual definition: of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit. See examples of HABITUAL used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHABITUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of habitual as an adjective to describe something that is done or experienced regularly, by habit, or customary. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples of habitual in British and American English.

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   Habitual means usual or repeated, and is often used to describe someone or something that does something often. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms and usage of habitual with examples from various sources.

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   Habitual Definition. hə-bĭcho͝o-əl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Filter (0) adjective. Formed or acquired by continual use; done by habit or fixed as a habit; customary. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Being or doing a certain thing by habit; steady; inveterate. A habitual smoker. Webster's New World.