Synonyms for inveterate
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-vet-er-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛt ər ɪt |
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Définition of inveterate
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin inveteratus "of long standing, chronic," past participle of inveterare "become old in," from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + veterare "to make old," from vetus (genitive veteris) "old" (see veteran).
- adj long-standing, established
- But of all others, they are the most inveterate, which are produced on account of religion.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- The result was, that he more than recovered his possessions, and died an inveterate miser.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- But why then, will you say, are they so inveterate against it?
- Extract from : « A Letter to Dion » by Bernard Mandeville
- Yet his inveterate surliness the rascal could not wholly conquer.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- The lower classes all over the country are inveterate thieves.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- She seems so inveterate too; she'll not give you up, very probably.
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
- There was, however, one real and valid reason for this inveterate jealousy.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- He wrote to her that no one but an inveterate enemy could say he had got his promotion by favour.
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- He thought of Bette, the inveterate explainer and double-take expert.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- They are the most inveterate house-breakers and dangerous criminals.
- Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
Antonyms for inveterate
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