inveterate

inveterate has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.

Definitions

• a.. Old; long-established.
• a.. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.
• a.. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
• a.. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
• v. t.. To fix and settle by long continuance.
• a.. habitual; "a chronic smoker"
• adv.. in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically"