habitual doing
1habitual — [hə bich′o͞o əl] adj. [ML habitualis, of habit or dress: see HABIT] 1. formed or acquired by continual use; done by habit or fixed as a habit; customary 2. being or doing a certain thing by habit; steady; inveterate [a habitual smoker] 3. much… …
2habitual — ha|bit|u|al [həˈbıtʃuəl] adj 1.) [only before noun] doing something from habit, and unable to stop doing it habitual criminal/offender/felon etc habitual drinker/gambler etc 2.) done as a habit that you cannot stop ▪ His drinking had become… …
3habitual — adjective Date: 1603 1. having the nature of a habit ; customary < habitual candor > < habitual behavior > 2. doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit < habitual drunkards > 3. resorted to on a regular basis < our habitu …
4habitual — adjective 1 done as a habit or doing something from habit: My father was a habitual gambler. | habitual drinking 2 (only before noun) usual or typical of someone: James took his habitual morning walk around the garden. habitually adverb:… …
5habitual — ha·bit·u·al hə bich (ə )wəl, ha , bich əl adj 1) having the nature of a habit: being in accordance with habit <habitual smoking> 2) doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit <habitual liars> ha·bit·u·al·ly ē adv *… …
6have a trick of doing something — phrase to have a habit of doing a particular thing She had a trick of pausing in the middle of sentences. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: trick …
7have a way of doing something — phrase to have a special habit, especially an annoying one Ruth has a way of ignoring me that drives me mad. Thesaurus: habits and habitual behavioursynonym Main entry: way * * * have a way of doing sth idiom …
8not make a habit of doing something — not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done I don’t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. Thesaurus: habits and habitual …
9not be in the habit of doing something — not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done I don’t make a habit of calling on clients unannounced. Thesaurus: habits and habitual …
10way of doing something — have a nasty habit/way of doing something/ phrase used for talking about people or things that often behave or surprise you in an unpleasant way Drivers have a nasty habit of cutting this corner. These schemes have a nasty habit of becoming too… …
