Both Uses
accustomed
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Pride and Prejudice
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- It settled the matter; and they pursued the accustomed circuit; which brought them again, after some time, in a descent among hanging woods, to the edge of the water, and one of its narrowest parts.†
p. 243.1 *accustomed = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- I have not been accustomed to such language as this.†
p. 335.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(accustom) to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)