According to the Random House Dictionary, the adjective inveterate is used to describe something or someone who is "settled or confirmed in a habit" or is "firmly established by long continuance."
At the loss of his poker hand and with a causual inveterate movement, the gambler reached for his inside coat pocket where his cigarettes used to be, despite the fact that the pocket was empty and he hadn't smoked in five years.
The elderly Japanese woman inveterately began removing her shoes upon entering the house even though no one else was doing so.
Sergio del Limónar
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