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Word of the day July 30
The Word of the Day for July 30 is:
inveterate • \in-VEH-tuh-rut\ • (adjective) 1. firmly established by long persistence; 2. confirmed in a habit; habitual
A little more information about today’s word:
Like "veteran," "inveterate" ultimately comes from Latin "vetus," which means "old" and which led to the Latin verb "inveterare" ("to age"). That verb in turn gave rise eventually to the adjective "inveteratus," the direct source of our adjective "inveterate" (in use since the 14th century). In the past, "inveterate" has meant "long-standing" or simply "old." For example, one 16th-century writer warned of "Those great Flyes which in the springe time of the yeare creepe out of inveterate walls." Today, "inveterate" most often applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence that it is practically ineradicable or unalterable.
My sentence (using definition #2):
It started with an occasional cigarette in college, but by her late twenties, Lilly was an inveterate smoker.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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