Archive · Inveterate
stretchInveterate
/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/·adjective
Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing
“an inveterate disease”
Synonymschronic·deep-rooted·hardened·ineradicable·ingrained·radicated
Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing
“an inveterate disease”