Inveterate
Inveterate , adjective
[Latin inveteratus, past participle of inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old. See Veteran.]
1.
Old; long-established. [Obsolete]
It is an inveterate and received opinion.
2.
Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.
Heal the inveterate canker of one wound.
3.
Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
4.
Malignant; virulent; spiteful. — H. Brooke
Inveterate , transitive verb
To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obsolete] — Bacon