Confirmed vs. Inveterate

Confirmedverb

simple past tense and past participle of confirm

Confirmedadjective

having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual

Confirmedadjective

verified or ratified

Confirmedadjective

(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation

Confirmedadjective

of persons; not subject to change;

Confirmedadjective

having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation;

Confirmedadjective

having a habit of long standing;

Inveterateadjective

firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing

Inveterateadjective

(of a person) Having had a habit for a long time

Inveterateadjective

Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Inveterateverb

(obsolete) To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.

Inveterateadjective

Old; long-established.

Inveterateadjective

Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.

Inveterateadjective

Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.

Inveterateadjective

Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Inveterateverb

To fix and settle by long continuance.

Inveterateadjective

having a habit of long standing;

Inveterateadjective

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

Inveterateadjective

(of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change