3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

habitually

adverb

1: according to routine or established practice; "he routinely parked in a no-parking zone" [syn: {routinely}]

2: according to habit or custom; "her habitually severe expression"; "he habitually keeps his office door closed"

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Habitual \Ha*bit"ual\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*al; 135), adjective [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habitualis. See {Habit}, noun]

1. Formed or acquired by habit or use.

An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. --South.

2. According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habitual practice of sin.

It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings. --Buckminster.

Syn: Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar. -- {Ha*bit"u*al*ly}, adverb -- {Ha*bit"u*al*ness}, noun

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "habitually": again and again, as a rule, as per usual, as things go, as usual, chiefly, chronically, commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, in many instances, inveterately, mainly, many a time, many times, most often, mostly, naturally, normally, normatively, not infrequently, not seldom, oft, often, often enough, oftentimes, ofttimes, ordinarily, persistently, prescriptively, recurringly, regularly, repeatedly, repetitively, routinely, to be expected, unseldom, usually, whenever you wish, wontedly

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