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habitual

[ huh-bich-oo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit:

    habitual courtesy.

  2. (of a person) having developed a specified character through force of habit:

    a habitual gossip.

    Synonyms: inveterate, confirmed

    Antonyms: occasional

  3. commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary:

    She took her habitual place at the table.

    Synonyms: regular, accustomed

    Antonyms: unaccustomed



habitual

/ həˈbɪtjʊəl /

adjective

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • haˈbitually, adverb
  • haˈbitualness, noun
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Other Words From

  • ha·bit·u·al·ly adverb
  • ha·bit·u·al·ness noun
  • non·ha·bit·u·al adjective
  • non·ha·bit·u·al·ness noun
  • qua·si-ha·bit·u·al adjective
  • un·ha·bit·u·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of habitual1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Medieval Latin habituālis “relating to dress, condition, or habit,” equivalent to Latin habitu(s) habit 1 + -ālis -al 1
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Synonym Study

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