'Inveteracy' definitions:

Definition of 'Inveteracy'

From: GCIDE
  • Inveteracy \In*vet"er*a*cy\, n. [From Inveterate.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; -- usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice or of error. [1913 Webster]
  • An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to contract more. --A. Tucker. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Malignity; spitefulness; virulency. [1913 Webster]
  • The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams, and the mortification of lampoons. --Guardian. [1913 Webster]