ha ‧ bit ‧ u ‧ al /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ habit , ↑ habitué ; verb : ↑ habituate ; adverb : ↑ habitually ; adjective : ↑ habitual ]
1 . [only before noun] doing something from habit, and unable to stop doing it
habitual criminal/offender/felon etc
habitual drinker/gambler etc
2 . done as a habit that you cannot stop:
His drinking had become habitual.
3 . [only before noun] usual or typical of someone:
James took his habitual morning walk around the garden.
—habitually adverb :
men who are habitually violent