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  • 41confirmed — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Firmly established] Syn. proved, valid, accepted; see certain 3 , established 3 , guaranteed . 2. [Inveterate] Syn. ingrained, seasoned, regular; see chronic , habitual 1 . See Synonym Study at chronic . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 44habitual — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Of the nature of a habit] Syn. ingrained, confirmed, frequent, periodic, continual, routine, mechanical, automatic, perfunctory, seasoned, iterated, permanent, perpetual, on going, consuetudinary, consuetudinal, fixed,… …

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  • 45chronic — [krän′ik] adj. [Fr cronique < L chronicus < Gr chronikos, of time < chronos, time] 1. lasting a long time or recurring often: said of a disease, and distinguished from ACUTE 2. having had an ailment for a long time [a chronic patient] 3 …

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  • 46in|vet´er|ate|ness — in|vet|er|ate «ihn VEHT uhr iht», adjective. 1. confirmed in habit, practice, or feeling; habitual: »It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. These savages are…the inveterate foe of the trappers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 47in|vet´er|ate|ly — in|vet|er|ate «ihn VEHT uhr iht», adjective. 1. confirmed in habit, practice, or feeling; habitual: »It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. These savages are…the inveterate foe of the trappers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 48in|vet|er|ate — «ihn VEHT uhr iht», adjective. 1. confirmed in habit, practice, or feeling; habitual: »It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. These savages are…the inveterate foe of the trappers (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): hardened, chronic …

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