habitude

Example Sentences

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Bruhat’s first word of the night was habitude, which means one’s “usual disposition or mode of behavior or procedure.”

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

By habitude of ill that veils Thy light.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

There was at work some great solvent making into naught the dross of custom and habitude.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

I have the habitude of the languages; they count me an expert.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie

With one further evil effect, perhaps the worst, of the habitude of ceaseless parental giving, I have dealt elsewhere.

From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Wise, Stephen