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inveterateness
in·vet·er·ate I0216400 (ĭn-vĕt′ər-ĭt)adj.1. Firmly and long established; deep-rooted: inveterate preferences.2. Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual: an inveterate liar. See Synonyms at chronic. [Middle English, from Latin inveterātus, past participle of inveterārī, to grow old, endure : in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + vetus, veter-, old; see wet- in Indo-European roots.] in·vet′er·a·cy (-ər-ə-sē), in·vet′er·ate·ness n.in·vet′er·ate·ly adv.MedicalSeeinveterate |