Habitual
[huh-bich-oo-uh l] /həˈbɪtʃ u əl/
adjective
1.
of the nature of a ; fixed by or resulting from :
habitual courtesy.
2.
being such by :
a habitual gossip.
3.
commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary:
She took her habitual place at the table.
/həˈbɪtjʊəl/
adjective
1.
(usually prenominal) done or experienced regularly and repeatedly: the habitual Sunday walk
2.
(usually prenominal) by habit: a habitual drinker
3.
customary; usual: his habitual comment
adj.
mid-15c., from Medieval Latin habitualis “pertaining to habit or dress,” from Latin habitus (see habit (n.)).
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