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/in vet"euhr euh see/, n.the quality or state of being inveterate or deeply ingrained: the inveteracy of people's prejudices.[1710-20; INVETER(ATE) + -ACY]
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Inveteracy — In*vet er*a*cy, n. [From {Inveterate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; usually in a bad sense; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inveteracy — index behavior, constant, habituation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inveteracy — 1690s, from INVETERATE (Cf. inveterate) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
inveteracy — /ɪnˈvɛtərəsi/ (say in vetuhruhsee) noun the state of being inveterate: the inveteracy of people s prejudices …
inveteracy — inveterate ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a long standing and firmly established habit or activity: an inveterate gambler. 2) (of a feeling or habit) firmly established. DERIVATIVES inveteracy noun inveterately adverb. ORIGIN Latin inveteratus made old … English terms dictionary
inveteracy — noun Etymology: inveterate + cy Date: circa 1719 the quality or state of being obstinate or persistent ; tenacity … New Collegiate Dictionary
inveteracy — noun The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep rooted persistence … Wiktionary
inveteracy — Synonyms and related words: abidingness, aboriginality, accustomedness, age, ancien regime, ancientness, antiquity, atavism, changelessness, cobwebs of antiquity, commonness, confirmation, confirmedness, constancy, customariness, deep rootedness … Moby Thesaurus
inveteracy — in·vet·er·a·cy || ɪn vetÉ™rÉ™sɪ n. quality of being inveterate, quality of being deeply ingrained … English contemporary dictionary
inveteracy — n. Inveterateness, obstinacy, chronic state … New dictionary of synonyms
