- long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained: an inveterate feeling of hostility
- (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened
inˈveteracy, inˈveterateness n inˈveterately adv
单词 | inveterateness |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•vet•er•ate /ɪnˈvɛtərɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•vet•er•ate (in vet′ər it),USA pronunciation adj.
in•vet′er•ate•ness, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inveterate /ɪnˈvɛtərɪt/ adj
inˈveteracy, inˈveterateness n inˈveterately adv |
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