Habitual vs Pathological - What's the difference?
habitual | pathological |
Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.
Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.
Regular or usual.
(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
(mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
(computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.
As adjectives the difference between habitual and pathological
is that habitual is behaving in a regular manner, as a habit while pathological is (medicine) pertaining to pathology.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 .