inveterately (comparative more inveterately, superlative most inveterately)
For a long time.
Source: Wiktionary
In*vet"er*ate*ly, adv.
Definition: In an inveterate manner or degree. "Inveterately tough." Hawthorne.
In*vet"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. inveteratus, p. p. of inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old. See Veteran.]
1. Old; long-established. [Obs.] It is an inveterate and received opinion. Bacon.
2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse. Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. Shak.
3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. H. Brooke.
In*vet"er*ate, v. t.
Definition: To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2024
(noun) valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
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