according to habit or custom
adverb (modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb)
more habitually
most habitually
habitual + -ly
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regularly and repeatedly | out of habit | customarily; usually | [prenominal] done or experienced regularly and repeatedly | [prenominal] by habit | ... (18 of 478 words, 6 definitions, 15 usage examples, pronunciations)
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Of the nature of a habit | Being such by force of habit | Established by long use; usual | [grammar] Designating an action or state that lasts for or ... (27 of 83 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
done constantly or as a habit | doing something constantly or regularly | regular; usual (13 of 80 words, 3 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
usually or often done by someone ; used for describing a person who has a particular bad habit (18 of 51 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
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formed or acquired by continual use; done by habit or fixed as a habit; customary | being or doing a certain thing by habit; steady; inveterate | much ... (26 of 51 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
usual or repeated (3 of 33 words, 5 usage examples, pronunciations)
By habit; in a habitual manner. | Occurring regularly or usually. (10 of 12 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
having the nature of a habit; "customary" | doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit | resorted to on a regular basis | inherent ... (25 of 148 words, 4 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit. | being such by habit. | commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular ... (25 of 48 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
done frequently and predictably | continuing in a particular practice as a result of an ingrained tendency | characteristic of somebody's character or ... (21 of 71 words, 3 definitions, pronunciations)
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Origin: habitual + -ly
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Origin: Middle English -ly, -li, -lich, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz ("having ... | Old English -līċe. (17 of 42 etymology words)
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense 'part of one's character'): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus "condition, appearance" (see "habit")
Origin: Medieval Latin habitualis, of habit or dress: see "habit"
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