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Habitually vs Often - What's the difference?

habitually | often |

As adverbs the difference between habitually and often

is that habitually is by habit; in a habitual manner while often is frequently, many times.

habitually

English

Adverb

(-)
  • By habit; in a habitual manner.
  • He is habitually inattentive of time.
  • Occurring regularly or usually.
  • Professor Franklein is habitually pessimistic .

    Synonyms

    * customarily * usually

    often

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Frequently, many times.
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    Synonyms

    * frequently * occasionally * usually

    Antonyms

    * infrequently * rarely * seldom

    Derived terms

    * as often as not