HABITUAL


Meaning of HABITUAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hə-ˈbi-ch(ə-)wəl, ha-, -ˈbi-chəl ]

adjective

Date: 1603

1. : having the nature of a habit : customary

habitual candor

habitual behavior

2. : doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit

habitual drunkards

3. : resorted to on a regular basis

our habitual diet

4. : inherent in an individual

habitual grace

Synonyms: see usual

• ha·bit·u·al·ly adverb

• ha·bit·u·al·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.