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h-uh-BICH-oo-uh-l/həˈbɪtʃuəl/

Habitual means done regularly as a habit: a habitual latecomer; habitual use. Habit is the noun (already in the dictionary). Regular is close; chronic is stronger and often medical. Habitual late submission. Do not call one late bus habitual.

Meaning

Done regularly as a habit; usual.

Examples

• “Habitual late submission lost the cohort the draft-feedback window.”
• “Habitual offenders faced a different tariff, which is the legal sense.”

Good to know

habitual late / use / offender. Noun: habit. Close: regular. Stronger: chronic. Legal and school reports. Repeated, not once.

Near in meaning

regular

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