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1 inveterate
adjective1) (deep-rooted) unüberwindbar [Vorurteil, Misstrauen]; unversöhnlich [Hass]; unverbesserlich [Faulheit usw.]2) (habitual) eingefleischt [Trinker, Raucher]; unverbesserlich [Lügner]* * *in·vet·er·ate[ɪnˈvetərət, AM -t̬ɚət]\inveterate bachelor eingefleischter Junggeselle\inveterate hatred tief verwurzelter Hass\inveterate optimist unverbesserlicher Optimist/unverbesserliche Optimistin; disease, prejudice hartnäckigan \inveterate evil ein hartnäckiges Übel* * *[In'vetərIt]adjdislike, hatred tief verwurzelt, abgrundtief; laziness chronisch; opposition, prejudice, habit hartnäckig; enemies unversöhnlich; liar, gambler unverbesserlich; collector, traveller passioniert* * *inveterate [-rət] adj (adv inveterately)1. eingewurzelt, unausrottbar (Vorurteil etc):inveterate hatred tief verwurzelter Hass2. MEDa) hartnäckigb) chronisch3. eingefleischt, unverbesserlich (Lügner etc):inveterate drinker Gewohnheitstrinker(in)* * *adjective1) (deep-rooted) unüberwindbar [Vorurteil, Misstrauen]; unversöhnlich [Hass]; unverbesserlich [Faulheit usw.]2) (habitual) eingefleischt [Trinker, Raucher]; unverbesserlich [Lügner]* * *adj.unverbesserlich adj.
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inveterate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inveteratus, from past participle of inveterare to age (v.t.), from in + veter , vetus old more at wether Date: 14th century 1. firmly established by long persistence < the inveterate tendency to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
inveterate — [[t]ɪnve̱tərət[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you describe someone as, for example, an inveterate liar or smoker, you mean that they have lied or smoked for a long time and are not likely to stop doing it. Anderson has a reputation as an inveterate gambler … English dictionary
inveterate — adjective (only before noun) 1 inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc someone who smokes a lot, lies a lot etc and cannot stop: a voracious reader and inveterate talker 2 inveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc an attitude or feeling that you have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inveterate — in|vet|e|rate [ınˈvetərıt] adj [only before noun] written [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of inveterare to get old , from vetus old ] 1.) inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc someone who lies a lot, smokes a lot etc and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inveterate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. habitual, hardened; fixed, set. See habit, resolution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ingrained, confirmed, deep rooted; see chronic , habitual 1 , permanent 2 . See Synonym Study at chronic . III… … English dictionary for students
inveterate — in|vet|er|ate [ ın vetərət ] adjective only before noun always doing a particular thing, especially something bad, and unlikely to change: an inveterate liar/gambler/critic … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inveterate — UK [ɪnˈvetərət] / US adjective [only before noun] always doing a particular thing, especially something bad, and unlikely to change an inveterate liar/gambler/critic … English dictionary
inveterate — [ɪnˈvetərət] adj always doing a particular thing and unlikely to change an inveterate liar/gambler/critic[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
liar — n. an abject, congenital, consummate, incorrigible, inveterate, outright, pathological liar * * * [ laɪə] congenital consummate incorrigible inveterate outright pathological liar an abject … Combinatory dictionary
chronic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. continuing, persistent, constant; inveterate, rooted. See continuity, habit. Ant., acute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inveterate, confirmed, settled, habitual, hardened, rooted, deep seated,… … English dictionary for students
chronic — [krän′ik] adj. [Fr cronique < L chronicus < Gr chronikos, of time < chronos, time] 1. lasting a long time or recurring often: said of a disease, and distinguished from ACUTE 2. having had an ailment for a long time [a chronic patient] 3 … English World dictionary
