Origin: Latin suffix -al
Habitual has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
"The detective was convinced that the habitual burglar would strike again tonight if they didn't secure the window properly."
commonly used or practiced; usual
"his accustomed thoroughness"
"took his customary morning walk"
"his habitual comment"
"with her wonted candor"
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
"Her habitual morning run became so ingrained that she woke up before her alarm clock every single day without fail."
The word comes from the Medieval Latin habituālis, meaning "customary" or "habitual." It is built on the Latin root habitus, which referred to a person's character, disposition, or physical condition.