accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted
(adjective) commonly used or practiced; usual; “his accustomed thoroughness”; “took his customary morning walk”; “his habitual comment”; “with her wonted candor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
habitual (comparative more habitual, superlative most habitual)
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Regular or usual.
Synonyms: accustomed, customary
Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
(grammar) Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.
Synonym: consuetudinal
habitual (plural habituals)
(colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
(grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.
Source: Wiktionary
Ha*bit"ual, a. Etym: [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habituals. See Habit, n.]
1. Formed or acquired by habit or use. An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South.
2. According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual practice of sin. It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings. Buckminster.
Syn.
– Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar.
– Ha*bit"u*al*ly, adv.
– Ha*bit"u*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 January 2025
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
