English-Thai Dictionary

inveterate

ADJ ซึ่ง ติดเป็นนิสัย  ซึ่ง เป็น สันดาน  ซึ่ง ฝัง ลึก  habitual chronic confirmed sueng-tid-pen-ni-sai

 

inveterately

ADV อย่าง เป็น สันดาน  อย่าง เรื้อรัง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INVETERATE

a.[L. inveteratus, invetero; in and vetero, from vetus, old. ] 1. Old; long established.
It is an inveterate and received opinion--
2. Deep rooted; firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; used of evils; as an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse; an inveterate course of sin.
3. Having fixed habits by long continuance; used of persons; as an inveterate sinner.
4. Violent; deep rooted; obstinate; as inveterate enmity or malice.

 

INVETERATE

v.t.[L. invetero, to grow old. ] To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obsolete or little used. ]

 

INVETERATELY

adv. With obstinacy; violently.

 

INVETERATENESS

n.Obstinacy confirmed by time; inveteracy; as the inveterateness of a mischief.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INVETERATE

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.

 

INVETERATE

INVETERATE In *vet "er *ate, v. t.

 

Defn: To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

INVETERATELY

INVETERATELY In *vet "er *ate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an inveterate manner or degree. "Inveterately tough. " Hawthorne.

 

INVETERATENESS

INVETERATENESS In *vet "er *ate *ness, n.

 

Defn: Inveteracy. Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inveterate

in vet er ate |inˈvetərit ɪnˈvɛdərət | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change: he was an inveterate gambler. • (of a feeling or habit ) long-established and unlikely to change. DERIVATIVES in vet er a cy |-rəsē |noun, in vet er ate ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (referring to disease, in the sense ‘of long standing, chronic ’): from Latin inveteratus ‘made old, ’ past participle of inveterare (based on vetus, veter- ‘old ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

inveterate

inveterate |ɪnˈvɛt (ə )rət | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change: an inveterate gambler. • (of a feeling or habit ) long-established and unlikely to change. DERIVATIVES inveteracy |-rəsi |noun, inveterately adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (referring to disease, in the sense ‘of long standing, chronic ’): from Latin inveteratus ‘made old ’, past participle of inveterare (based on vetus, veter- ‘old ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inveterate

inveterate adjective 1 an inveterate gambler: confirmed, hardened, incorrigible, addicted, habitual, compulsive, obsessive; informal pathological, chronic. 2 an inveterate liberal: staunch, steadfast, committed, devoted, dedicated, dyed-in-the-wool, out-and-out, diehard, hard-core. 3 inveterate corruption: ingrained, deep-seated, deep-rooted, entrenched, congenital, ineradicable, incurable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inveterate

inveterate adjective 1 an inveterate gambler: confirmed, hardened, chronic, hard-core, incorrigible; habitual, addicted, compulsive, obsessive, obsessional; informal pathological, hooked. 2 an inveterate Democrat: staunch, steadfast, committed, devoted, dedicated; deep-dyed, dyed-in-the-wool, thorough, thoroughgoing, out and out, diehard, long-standing. 3 mankind's inveterate pride and stupidity: ingrained, deep-seated, deep-rooted, deep-set, entrenched, established, long-established, congenital; ineradicable, incurable, irredeemable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inveterate

in vet er ate /ɪnvét (ə )rət /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗頑固な, 根深い, 常習的な 〈病気 感情 習慣など 〉.～ly 副詞