Definitions for habitual

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habitual ha·bit·u·al

Spelling: [huh-bich-oo-uh l]

IPA: /həˈbɪtʃ u əl/

Habitual is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 197 anagrams from letters in habitual (aabhiltu).

Definitions for habitual

adjective

1. of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit:
2. being such by habit:
3. commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary:

Origin of habitual

1520-30; Medieval Latin habituālis relating to dress, condition, or habit, equivalent to Latin habitu(s) habit¹ + -ālis -al¹

Examples for habitual

Princess Margaret—another Royal sibling who struggled with lack of purpose—was a habitual, heavy drinker.

"See here, Hewson," St. John said, with his habitual lack of manners.

They want the jury to deduce that it was a sort of habitual foreplay employed by the popular coach.

A shade of some habitual sternness had crept over the features.

Everything about his behavior—his lassitude, his habitual indifference—makes more sense when you know his circumstances.

Vernon was silent: none of his habitual defences served him in this hour.

In Rose's eyes, the habitual look of patience and understanding deepened.

"Oh, I guess it wouldn't hurt them," said Yates, with a lack of tact that was not habitual.

Lawson told the court, “I have never been a habitual user.”

He could change his name but not his nature—his habitual brawling and drinking cost him his job a year later.