adjective · rare

habitual

ha·bit·u·al

habitual · more habitual · most habitual

загальний, генеральний

обычный, привычный, заядлый, закоренелый

gewohnt, gewöhnlich, habituell

Of or relating to a habitOf or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.

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UK/həˈbɪ.tʃʊ.əl/US/həˈbɪ.t͡ʃʊ.əl/

» Tom is a habitual liar.

Meaning

4 senses

Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.
gewohnt
обы́чныйobýčnyj, привы́чныйprivýčnyj
Regular or usual.
Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.
gewöhnlich, gewohnt, habituell
обы́чныйobýčnyj
commonly used or practiced; usual
Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
He’s a habitual chain-smoker.
gewohnt
пристрасти́вшийсяpristrastívšijsja, привы́чныйprivýčnyj, зая́длыйzajádlyj
Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.

Examples

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Tom is a habitual liar.
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He was fired for his habitual lateness.
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They went for their habitual evening walk.
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Grandfather sat in his habitual place near the fire.
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Sami was a habitual cheater.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

of or relating to a habit; performed over and over again — see also recurrent:

engaging in some behaviour as a habit:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of or relating to a habit; performed over and over again — see also recurrent:

regular or usual:

Origin

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English habitual (“of one's inherent disposition

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English habitual (“of one's inherent disposition”), from Medieval Latin habituālis (“customary; habitual”), from Latin habitus (“character; disposition; habit; physical or emotional condition; attire, dress”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as habit + -ual. Habitus is derived from habeō (“to have; to hold; to own; to possess”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

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