habitual

Alternative forms

• habituall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /həˈbɪtʃuəl/, /həˈbɪtʃwəl/

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Adjective

habitual (comparative more habitual, superlative most habitual)

1. Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.

   He's a habitual chainsmoker.

2. Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.

   Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.

3. Regular or usual.

   Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.

Noun

habitual (plural habituals)

1. One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
2. (grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bi.tuˈal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bi.tuˈal/

Adjective

habitual (masculine and feminine plural habituals)

1. habitual; usual

Further reading

• “habitual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Adjective

habitual m, f (plural habituais)

1. habitual
2. common

Adjective

habitual m, f (plural habituais, comparable)

1. habitual (behaving in a regular manner, as a habit)
2. habitual (recurring, or that is performed over and over again)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abiˈtwal/, [aβiˈt̪wal]

Adjective

habitual (plural habituales)

1. habitual

Further reading

• “habitual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.