Inveterate(a.) Old; long-established.
Inveterate(a.) Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.
Inveterate(a.) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
Inveterate(a.) Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
Inveterate(v. t.) To fix and settle by long continuance.
Inveterately(adv.) In an inveterate manner or degree.
Inveterateness(n.) Inveteracy.
Inveteration(n.) The act of making inveterate.
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