Inveteracy

Inveteracy
Inveteracy In*vet"er*a*cy, n. [From {Inveterate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; -- usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice or of error. [1913 Webster]

An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to contract more. --A. Tucker. [1913 Webster]

2. Malignity; spitefulness; virulency. [1913 Webster]

The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams, and the mortification of lampoons. --Guardian. [1913 Webster]


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  • inveteracy — index behavior, constant, habituation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inveteracy — 1690s, from INVETERATE (Cf. inveterate) + CY (Cf. cy) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inveteracy — /in vet euhr euh see/, n. the quality or state of being inveterate or deeply ingrained: the inveteracy of people s prejudices. [1710 20; INVETER(ATE) + ACY] * * * …   Universalium

  • inveteracy — /ɪnˈvɛtərəsi/ (say in vetuhruhsee) noun the state of being inveterate: the inveteracy of people s prejudices …  

  • inveteracy — inveterate ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a long standing and firmly established habit or activity: an inveterate gambler. 2) (of a feeling or habit) firmly established. DERIVATIVES inveteracy noun inveterately adverb. ORIGIN Latin inveteratus made old …   English terms dictionary

  • inveteracy — noun Etymology: inveterate + cy Date: circa 1719 the quality or state of being obstinate or persistent ; tenacity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inveteracy — noun The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep rooted persistence …   Wiktionary

  • inveteracy — Synonyms and related words: abidingness, aboriginality, accustomedness, age, ancien regime, ancientness, antiquity, atavism, changelessness, cobwebs of antiquity, commonness, confirmation, confirmedness, constancy, customariness, deep rootedness …   Moby Thesaurus

  • inveteracy — in·vet·er·a·cy || ɪn vetÉ™rÉ™sɪ n. quality of being inveterate, quality of being deeply ingrained …   English contemporary dictionary

  • inveteracy — n. Inveterateness, obstinacy, chronic state …   New dictionary of synonyms

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