inveterato

Italian

Etymology

From Latin inveterātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.ve.teˈra.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: in‧ve‧te‧rà‧to

Adjective

inveterato (feminine inveterata, masculine plural inveterati, feminine plural inveterate)

1. ingrained
2. inveterate
3. dyed-in-the-wool, bred-in-the-bone, deep-rooted, deep-seated

Synonyms

• impresso a lettere di fuoco
• consolidato
• radicato
• atavico

Further reading

• inveterato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nettarovie, riotteneva

Latin

Participle

inveterātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of inveterātus