Definition of "habitual" in English

adjective

1. Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.

   • Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.

2. Regular or usual.

   • Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.

3. Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.

   • He’s a habitual chain-smoker.

4. (grammar) Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.

noun

1. (colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.

2. (grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.