inveterate

inveterate is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Old; long-established. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Old; long-established.
2. adjective. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.
3. adjective. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4. adjective. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
5. transitive verb. To fix and settle by long continuance.
6. adjective. habitual

   "a chronic smoker"

   Synonyms: chronic

7. adverb. in a habitual and longstanding manner

   "smoking chronically"

   Synonyms: chronically

Synonyms

chronic, chronically

Common word forms

inveterately, inveterateness

Words from these letters

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