INVETERATE

a. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Old; long-established. [Obs.] It is an inveterate and received opinion. Bacon.

2.
a.

Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse. Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. Shak.

3.
a.

Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.

4.
a.

Malignant; virulent; spiteful. H. Brooke.

5.
v.

To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] Bacon.

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