Inveterate (Adjective)
Meaning
Habitual; "a chronic smoker".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The inveterate traveler has been to over 20 countries in the past year.
- He was an inveterate procrastinator and never met a deadline on time.
- Her inveterate curiosity drove her to take up new hobbies and try new experiences every year.
- The inveterate reader always had her nose buried in a book on the subway ride to work.
- After decades of practicing law, he became an inveterate lawyer who instinctively defended every viewpoint presented to him.