habitual

  • 11habitual — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.L. habitualis pertaining to habit or dress, from L. habitus (see HABIT (Cf. habit) (n.)) …

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  • 12habitual — adj. 2 g. 1. Que se faz por hábito. 2. Ordinário; frequente; usual.   ‣ Etimologia: latim medieval habitualis …

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  • 13habitual — *usual, customary, wonted, accustomed Analogous words: habituated, addicted (see HABITUATE): practiced, drilled (see PRACTICE vb): confirmed, inveterate, chronic, deep seated, deep rooted Antonyms: occasional Contrasted words: infrequent,… …

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  • 14habitual — [adj] usual, established accepted, accustomed, addicted, addicting, automatic, chronic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, cyclic, disciplined, familiar, fixed, frequent, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, iterated,… …

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  • 15habitual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) done constantly or as a habit. 2) regular; usual. DERIVATIVES habitually adverb …

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  • 16habitual — ► adjetivo 1 Que se hace con frecuencia o por costumbre: ■ esta caravana ya es habitual. SINÓNIMO corriente frecuente ordinario tradicional usual ANTÓNIMO …

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  • 17habitual — [[t]həbɪ̱tʃuəl[/t]] 1) ADJ A habitual action, state, or way of behaving is one that someone usually does or has, especially one that is considered to be typical or characteristic of them. He soon recovered his habitual geniality... If bad posture …

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  • 18habitual — adjective Date: 1603 1. having the nature of a habit ; customary < habitual candor > < habitual behavior > 2. doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit < habitual drunkards > 3. resorted to on a regular basis < our habitu …

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  • 19habitual — adj m y f Que es lo acostumbrado, que se hace por costumbre o es lo usual en alguien: a la hora habitual, El tratamiento habitual de esas enfermedades... , con su habitual alegría, su habitual tranquilidad …

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  • 20habitual — ha|bit|u|al [həˈbıtʃuəl] adj 1.) [only before noun] doing something from habit, and unable to stop doing it habitual criminal/offender/felon etc habitual drinker/gambler etc 2.) done as a habit that you cannot stop ▪ His drinking had become&#8230; …

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