Both Uses of
inveterate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- An inveterate Bonapartist; took an active part in the return from the Island of Elba.†
Chpt 27-28 *
- "No, sir, the facts were precisely what you have stated," said Madame de Villefort; "and it was to prevent the renewal of old feuds that M. de Villefort formed the idea of uniting in the bonds of affection the two children of these inveterate enemies."†
Chpt 59-60
Definition:
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(inveterate) habitual; or something of long standing