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habitual
/həˈbɪ.t͡ʃʊ.əl/
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What does habitual mean?
adjective
- Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
- Regular or usual.
- Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.
noun
- One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
- A construction representing something done habitually.
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IPA pronunciation
/həˈbɪ.t͡ʃʊ.əl/
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That imperturbable personage came and went with his habitual business-like air, while nothing whatever denoted that any unusual matter preoccupied his mind.
He was assailed by a fancy for peevish familiarity, common enough to doctors and priests, but which was not habitual with him.
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Sometimes, however, the sentiments suggested by the images are so strong that they tend, like habitual suggestions, to transform themselves into acts.
Father-tender, he grew so delirious with joy that he forgot his habitual aloofness, and fraternized with every bird beside the shining river.
The principle of Antithesis.—Certain states of the mind lead to certain habitual actions, which are of service, as under our first principle.