habitual
Definitions
Done regularly or repeatedly; usual or customary
惯常的，习惯性的
(of a person) doing something by ingrained habit, especially something bad
（指人）积习难改的，惯于（做坏事）的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedhabit + -ual (adj.) = 'in the state of being a habit' → regular, customary. Applied to a person plus a negative noun (offender, liar), it sharpens to 'does it again and again by ingrained habit.'
Root habit still carries 7 more wordsUsage Guide
Two registers to keep apart:
- Neutral 'usual': habitual routine, his habitual calm — just means customary.
- Negative 'incorrigible': habitual offender, habitual liar, habitual drinker — legal/medical tone, flags an entrenched bad pattern.
The adverb habitually works the same way: 'habitually late' is mild criticism.
Example Sentences
- 1.
He returned to his habitual seat by the window.
- 2.
Her habitual kindness made everyone feel welcome.
- 3.
The court treated him as a habitual offender.