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Webster 1913 Edition

Inveteracy

In-vet′er-a-cy

,
Noun.
[From
Inveterate
.]
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
.
An
inveteracy
of evil habits that will prompt him to contract more.
A. Tucker.
2.
Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.
The rancor of pamphlets, the
inveteracy
of epigrams, and the mortification of lampoons.
Guardian.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inveteracy

INVET'ERACY

,
Noun.
[L. inveteratio. See Inveterate.]
Long continuance, or the firmness or deep rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as the inveteracy of custom and habit; usually or always applied in a bad sense; as the inveteracy of prejudice, of error, or of any evil habit.

Definition 2024

inveteracy

inveteracy

English

Noun

inveteracy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural inveteracies)

  1. The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted persistence.

References

  • inveteracy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • inveteracy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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