Inveterate — Word of the Day June 24, 2026

Definition

Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change. It implies a deep, settled pattern of behaviour.

“She was an inveterate traveller who had visited sixty countries before she turned forty.”

From Latin inveteratus, past participle of inveterare (to render old), from in- (in) + vetus (old).

I₁N₁V₄E₁T₁E₁R₁A₁T₁E₁

INVETERATE scores 13 points in Scrabble.