inveterately
inveterately adverb: for a long time.
Adverb
inveterately (comparative more inveterately, superlative most inveterately)
- For a long time.
- In this case, I was driven to reflect deeply and inveterately on that hard law of life, which lies at the root of religion and is one of the most plentiful springs of distress.1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 107
- The result was a succès de scandale that touched a raw feminist nerve, threw inveterately sleazy art-world politics into relief, and caused permanent editorial rifts at Artforum itself.2007 July 13, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times
Forms of inveterately
| comparative | more inveterately |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inveterately |
Origin of inveterately
From inveterate + -ly.
Questions about inveterately
- What does inveterately mean?
- Inveterately means for a long time.
- What part of speech is inveterately?
- Inveterately is an adverb.
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