OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14610

inveterate

/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
empedernido • incorregible
Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
Near-synonyms: deep-rooted, ingrained, ineradicable, indelible, radicated, chronic, permanent
an inveterate disease