Meaning of habitually in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /həˈbɪtʃ(u)əli/

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  1. Adverb

    habitually

    Definitions

    1. according to routine or established practice

    Examples

    • « he routinely parked in a no-parking zone »
  2. 2. according to habit or custom

    Examples

    • « her habitually severe expression »
    • « he habitually keeps his office door closed »

Famous quotes

  • « Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them. »
    Johannes Brahms
  • « It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the form of verse. »
    John Drinkwater
  • « A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. »
    Mark Twain
  • « Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. »
    Humphry Davy

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