inveterately
- adverb
- /ɪnˈvɛtərətli/
- Formal
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inveteradamente
- Metaphysics inveterately reduces the world.
Examples
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It's part and parcel of our identity as fallen men and women: we are inveterate and inveterately lousy fact checkers.
Blog text (32) -
My father has an inveterately late sister.
Blog text (24) -
He is very helpful to other people and is inveterately optimistic about everything.
Blog text (5) -
Third, it demonstrated to international organizations and funders that the peasant movement was not inveterately confrontational and was capable of offering alternative development proposals and was willing to negotiate with policymakers.
Academic text (1998) -
His role was expanded and heightened in the production; underlying it was the remonstrance that, if the bufón was inveterately present as the voice of intelligence in the early modern court,
Academic text (2017) -
Janice was the creative half of the duo, and like all imaginative individuals, she was inveterately restless, constantly on the lookout for the new, the novel, the untested edge against which to throw herself.
Fiction book (1999) -
He is inveterately optimistic, always believing that things will work out for the best.
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She inveterately avoids confrontation, preferring to keep the peace in all situations.
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The artist was inveterately drawn to new styles, constantly experimenting with her work.
Synonyms
386
1.0
Often at the same or fixed times
278
2.8
In the same way over time without big changes
218
2.9
Stays the same for all time
125
1.0
With a strong, secure hold so something does not move
57
4.2
Always in every situation without change
29
4.8
Happening all the time without stopping
15
5.8
Firmly and without changing their mind
14
4.4
In a firm and determined way without changing your mind
14
3.8
In a determined way that keeps going despite problems
10
3.7
To do something regularly, often without thinking
6
5.4
Happens every year or for a long time
6
5.6
In a way that always happens and never fails
2
6.6
In a way that does not stop
2
7.0
Shows firm determination that does not change
1
5.6
Continuing to exist or have effect for a long time
1
6.2
In a way that lasts for a long time
In a way that does not change over time
In a way that stays the same over time
In a steady, unchanging way
Antonyms
How Habitual
12
6.6
- Formal
10
3.7
386
1.0
438
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
inveterately = inveterate (transparent) = inveterate + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'inveterate' with the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
The word inveterately comes from the Latin parts in- and veter-, where veter- means 'old' and is the same root as veteran. So, to do something inveterately is to do it 'for a long time' in a way that is hard to change.