habitual

(hə-bĭch'ū-əl)
adj.

1. 1. Of the nature of a habit: habitual lying.
   2. Being such by force of habit: a habitual liar. See synonyms at chronic.
2. Established by long use; usual: my habitual place. See synonyms at usual.
3. Grammar. Designating an action or state that lasts for or is repeated over an extended duration, expressed in English by such means as the simple present tense (She works downtown) and the phrase used to (A factory used to be located at that intersection).

habitually ha·bit'u·al·ly adv.
habitualness ha·bit'u·al·ness n.

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adjective

1. Subject to a disease or habit for a long time: chronic, confirmed, habituated, inveterate. See continue/stop/pause.
2. Familiar through repetition: accustomed, chronic, routine. See usual/unusual.
3. Commonly practiced or used: accustomed, customary, regular, usual, wonted. See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: usual, established
Antonyms: infrequent, inhabitual, intermittent, occasional, rare, seldom, uncommon, unestablished, unusual

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Regular or customary; usual.

A habitual drunkard, for example, is an individual who regularly becomes intoxicated as opposed to a person who drinks infrequently. A habitual criminal is a legal category that has been created by a number of state statutes by which serious penalties can be imposed on individuals who have been repeatedly convicted of a designated crime.

IN BRIEF: According to usual practice.

There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. — Pierre Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)

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For a list of words related to habitual, see:

• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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See words rhyming with "habitual."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sædvanlig, vanemæssig, vanebunden, vane-

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebruikelijk, gewoonte-, stamgast, terugvallende misdadiger

Français (French)
adj. - habituel, invétéré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewohnt, gewohnheitsmäßig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνήθης, κανονικός, τακτικός, συνηθισμένος, καθ' έξιν

Italiano (Italian)
abituale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - habitual, comum

Русский (Russian)
привычный, укоренившийся, врожденный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - usual, acostumbrado, habitual, inveterado, empedernido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vanemässig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
习惯的, 平常的, 惯常的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 習慣的, 平常的, 慣常的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 습관적인, 상습적인, 평소의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 習慣的な, いつもの, 常習の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معتاد, اعتيادي ناشئ عن العادة, مدمن, مألوف, فطري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טבעי, רגיל, אוחז בהרגל‬

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