habitual

Universal Words adjective 1 [onlybeforenoun] usual or typical of sb/sth: They waited for his habitual response. * (formal) a person's place of habitual residence * She sat smoking her habitual cigarette. 2 (of an action) done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop: habitual complaining / interruptions * the habitual use of heroin 3 [onlybeforenoun] (of a person) doing sth that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop: a habitual criminal / drinker / liar HELPNOTE Some people use an instead of a before habitual and then usually do not pronounce the 'h'. This now sounds old-fashioned. habitually adverb: the dark glasses he habitually wore