/həˈbɪtʃuəl/
ha·bit·ual
BrE /həˈbɪtʃuəl/
NAmE /həˈbɪtʃuəl/
[only before noun]
usual or typical of sb/sth
They waited for his habitual response.
(formal) a person’s place of habitual residence
(of an action)
done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop
habitual complaining
the habitual use of heroin
[only before noun] (of a person)
doing sth that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop
a habitual criminal/drinker/liar, etc.
HELP Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of habitual and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
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ha·bit·ual·ly
BrE /həˈbɪtʃuəli/
NAmE /həˈbɪtʃuəli/
the dark glasses he habitually wore