Definitions for "Inveterate"
Keywords:  smoker, habit, idler, habitual, chronic
Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"
Keywords:  virulent, spiteful, malignant
Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.
To fix and settle by long continuance.
Keywords:  old, established, long
Old; long-established.