# habitual

/həˈbɪtʃuəɫ/ (US) · /hɐbˈɪtʃuːəl/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/habitual
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

describing something you do very often or by habit, until it becomes a regular part of your life.

For teachers: done or experienced regularly and repeatedly; established by long-standing practice. Often used to describe a person who consistently behaves in a specific way.

## Examples

- He is a habitual coffee drinker who needs a cup every morning.
- The teacher noticed that the student's habitual lateness was starting to affect his grades.
- While some behaviors are conscious choices, others become so habitual that the individual performs them without any deliberate thought or awareness of the environmental triggers.

## Usage notes

- Commonly used both attributively before a noun and predicatively after a linking verb.

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