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[ adjective ] commonly used or practiced; usual

Examples

"his accustomed thoroughness" "took his customary morning walk" "his habitual comment" "with her wonted candor"

Used in print

(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)

Faulkner has found it useful , but he has employed it with his habitual independence of mind and skeptical outlook .

Related terms

usual

2
[ adjective ] made a norm or custom or habit

Examples

"his habitual practice was to eat an early supper" "her habitual neatness"

Used in print

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

In life we learn to play our roles and we `` freeze '' into patterns which become so habitual that we are not really aware of what we do .

Related terms

established

3
[ adjective ] having a habit of long standing

Examples

"a chronic smoker"

Related terms

addicted

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