Habitual

Habitual
Habitual Ha*bit"ual (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*al; 135), a. [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habitualis. See {Habit}, n.] 1. Formed or acquired by habit or use. [1913 Webster]

An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. --South. [1913 Webster]

2. According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habitual practice of sin. [1913 Webster]

It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings. --Buckminster.

Syn: Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar. -- {Ha*bit"u*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ha*bit"u*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • habitual — ha·bit·u·al /hə bi chə wəl/ adj 1: practicing or acting in some manner by force of custom, habit, or addiction a habitual drunkard 2: being such a specified number of times or with designated regularity habitual offenders 3: involved in the… …   Law dictionary

  • Habitual be — is the nonstandard use of zero copula or an invariant be in African American Vernacular English and Caribbean English to mark habitual or extended actions in the present tense, instead of using the Standard English inflected forms of be , such as …   Wikipedia

  • habitual — HABITUÁL, Ă, habituali, e, adj. (Rar) Obişnuit, frecvent. [pr.: tu al] – Din fr. habituel. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  habituál adj. m., pl. habituáli; f. sg. habituálă …   Dicționar Român

  • Habitual — (auch: Habitualis, Habituell, Habituativ) bezeichnet eine Aktionsart bzw. einen Aspekt des Verbs, die eine gewohnheitsmäßige Handlung beschreibt. Der Habitual kann auf verschiedene Arten zum Ausdruck gebracht werden, z. B. durch ein Hilfsverb… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • habitual — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que se hace por costumbre o que es ordinario o frecuente: Son clientes habituales. La impuntualidad es algo habitual en él. Carlota está tomando su habitual jugo de tomate …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • habitual — (Del lat. habĭtus). adj. Que se hace, padece o posee con continuación o por hábito. ☛ V. gracia habitual …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • habitual — [hə bich′o͞o əl] adj. [ML habitualis, of habit or dress: see HABIT] 1. formed or acquired by continual use; done by habit or fixed as a habit; customary 2. being or doing a certain thing by habit; steady; inveterate [a habitual smoker] 3. much… …   English World dictionary

  • habitual — habitual. См. врожденный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • habitual — habitual. = congenital (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • habitual — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.L. habitualis pertaining to habit or dress, from L. habitus (see HABIT (Cf. habit) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

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