Inveterate
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"That inveterate cosmopolite, Stendhal, wished to be in a city where the people were most like him. [...] . If Stendhal were in New York to-day he could write: Lo, I am at Cosmopolis! The New Cosmopolis."--New Cosmopolis (1915) by James Huneker |
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- Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit.
- Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
- A man of mild manners can form no idea of inveterate revenge or cruelty;
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