habitual

Meanings

Plural: habituals

Adjective Satellite

commonly used or practiced; usual
- "his habitual comment"

Adj

Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Regular or usual.
Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.

Noun

One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
A construction representing something done habitually.

Origin / Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English habitual (“of one's inherent disposition”), from Medieval Latin habituālis (“customary; habitual”), from Latin habitus (“character; disposition; habit; physical or emotional condition; attire, dress”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as habit + -ual. Habitus is derived from habeō (“to have; to hold; to own; to possess”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Synonyms

accustomed, consuetudinal, customary, wonted

Scrabble Score: 13

habitual is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
habitual is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
habitual is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

habitual is a valid Words With Friends word