Accustomed vs Habitual - What's the difference?
accustomed | habitual |
Familiar through use; usual; customary.
* An accustomed action - Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-v
Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
(obsolete) Frequented by customers
* A well accustomed shop - Smollett
(accustom)
Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.
Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.
Regular or usual.
As adjectives the difference between accustomed and habitual
is that accustomed is familiar through use; usual; customary while habitual is behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.As a verb accustomed
is past tense of accustom.accustomed
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Adjective
(en adjective)- accustomed to walking long distances
- accustomed to cold
Verb
(head)habitual
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Alternative forms
* habituall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He's a habitual chainsmoker .
- Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust .
- Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table .
