habitual

  • 31habitual — UK [həˈbɪtʃuəl] / US adjective a) usually or often done by someone He smiled briefly, then returned to his habitual frown. b) used for describing a person who has a particular bad habit an habitual smoker/drinker/liar/criminal Derived word:… …

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  • 32habitual — [həˈbɪtʃuəl] adj 1) usual, or typical He spoke to the workers with his habitual honesty.[/ex] 2) used for describing a person who has a particular bad habit an habitual smoker/drinker/liar/criminal[/ex] habitually adv …

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  • 33habitual — ha•bit•u•al [[t]həˈbɪtʃ u əl[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy[/ex] 2) being such by habit; confirmed: a habitual gossip[/ex] 3) commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular… …

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  • 34habitual — See usual. See usual, customary, habitual …

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  • 35habitual — adj. Habitual is used with these nouns: ↑criminal, ↑drinker, ↑liar …

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  • 36habitual — [hə bɪtʃʊəl, tjʊəl] adjective 1》 done constantly or as a habit. 2》 regular; usual: his habitual dress. Derivatives habitually adverb Origin ME (in the sense part of one s character ): from med. L. habitualis, from habitus (see habit) …

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  • 37habitual — adj. 1 done constantly or as a habit. 2 regular, usual. 3 given to a (specified) habit (a habitual smoker). Derivatives: habitually adv. habitualness n. Etymology: med.L habitualis (as HABIT) …

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  • 38habitual offender — index outlaw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 habitual offender n. A person …

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  • 39habitual criminal — n: one convicted of a crime who has a certain number of prior convictions for offenses of a specified kind (as felonies) and is thereby under some statutes subject to an increased penalty (as life imprisonment) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 40Habitual abortion — Habitual abortion, recurrent miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the occurrence of repeated (three or more consecutive) pregnancies that end in miscarriage of the fetus, usually before 20 weeks of gestation. RPL affects about… …

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