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habitually

habitually

10 3.7
To do something regularly, often without thinking
  • adverb
  • /həˈbɪtʃuəli/
translation icon : habitualmente
  • They habitually read before bedtime to help relax.
  • habitually wears
  • think habitually
  • habitually gets

You won't really enjoy the fruit of your labours if habitually you cannot be present in the moment.

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Examples

  • This guy is habitually late.

  • She habitually jogs around the park at dawn.

  • Well, our generation is still habitually playing game A, and so it's very easy to fall into those old habits.

  • People still habitually, addictively check their e-mail.

  • When it comes to the Middle East, the lion's share of American attention habitually goes to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

    Academic text (1994)
  • A typical geek and netizen, Alex habitually spent all his free time at the computer.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • We think about the object of our obsession incessantly, plan for it, and habitually participate in it.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The workaholic, like other addicts, loses control of his or her life and becomes habitually dependent on work.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Then the Syrian media toned down their habitually vicious anti-American rhetoric, and diplomatic contacts increased steadily.

    Academic text (1991)
  • He habitually drinks coffee every morning before work.

Synonyms

often
vshabitually
1.0

Happens many times

implies regular action rooted in habit or customary practice
regularly
vshabitually
386 1.0

Often at the same or fixed times

is based on personal habit or custom rather than just fixed timing
routinely
vshabitually
146 3.5

In a regular way without much thought

is done from long-standing habit or custom rather than mere unthinking practice
on a regular basis
vshabitually
91 2.3

Happens often at set times

comes from established habit or custom rather than only a set schedule
day in, day out
vshabitually
  • Informal
37 3.6

Happens every day for a long time in the same boring way

indicates repetition from habit or custom rather than only persistent monotony
day in and day out
vshabitually
  • Informal
33 3.4

Every day for a long time without any change

denotes repeated practice tied to habit or custom, not just monotony
customarily
vshabitually
7 3.9

In the usual way people do because of tradition

refers more to individual habit as well as community custom
ritualistically
vshabitually
1 8.0

In a regular way that follows the same routine every time

covers regular action from habit or custom rather than formal ritual
recurrently
vshabitually
1 4.3

Happens again and again at regular times

stresses habitual or customary origin rather than merely repeated occurrence
inveterately
vshabitually
  • Formal
8.6

In a way that shows a long habit that is hard to change

is regular by custom or habit but not necessarily unchangeable

Antonyms

539 1.0

Happens only a few times

438 2.0

Happens sometimes but not often

16 5.0

Happening only sometimes

How Habitual

constantly
740 1.0
habitually
10 3.7
usually
1.0
often
1.0
sometimes
1.0
occasionally
438 2.0
rarely
539 1.0

Surface Forms

habitually positive

Morphology

habitually = habitual (transparent) = habit + ual + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'habitual' by adding '-ly'; the meaning is directly 'in a habitual manner'.

Etymology

Habitually comes from the simple word habit, which in turn comes from the old Latin root habere meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'. Think of a habit as something you 'have' again and again, so to do something habitually is to do it regularly as your usual way.