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- Dictionaryha·bit·u·al/həˈbiCH(əw)əl/
adjective
- 1. done or doing constantly or as a habit: "this pattern of behavior can become habitual" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of HABITUAL is regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary. How to use habitual in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Habitual.
usual or repeated: a habitual thief. habitual drug use. dressed in his habitual black. her habitual meanness. Synonyms. accustomed. customary. usual. wonted formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual and customary. accustomed. all in a day's work idiom. as a (general) rule idiom. as a matter of course idiom.
Habitual definition: of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit. See examples of HABITUAL used in a sentence.
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.
A habitual action, state, or way of behaving is one that someone usually does or has, especially one that is considered to be typical or characteristic of them. He soon recovered his habitual geniality.
usual or repeated: a habitual thief. habitual drug use. dressed in his habitual black. her habitual meanness. Synonyms. accustomed. customary. usual. wonted formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual and customary. accustomed. all in a day's work idiom. as a (general) rule idiom. as a matter of course idiom.
1. (usually prenominal) done or experienced regularly and repeatedly: the habitual Sunday walk. 2. (usually prenominal) by habit: a habitual drinker. 3. customary; usual: his habitual comment. haˈbitually adv. haˈbitualness n.
Definition of habitual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Habitual Definition. hə-bĭcho͝o-əl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Filter. 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.
Jun 2, 2024 · habitual (comparative more habitual, superlative most habitual) Of or relating to a habit ; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent , recurring . Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.
