inveterate
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inveterate
adjective accustomed, addicted, chronic, chronical, confirmed, customary, deep-rooted, entrenched, established, firmly established, fixed, frequent, habitual, hardened, ingrained, inured, inveteratus, penitus defixus, penitus insitus, rooted, set, wontedSee also: constant, customary, durable, familiar, habitual, incorrigible, ingrained, pertinacious, stable, traditional