Bred-in-the-bone
Bred-in-the-bone adjective - Firmly established over time.
Usage example: bred-in-the-bone honesty earned him the nickname of “Honest Abe”
Habitual and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Habitual" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Habitual
Habitual adjective - Being such by habit and not likely to change.
Usage example: she admits she's an habitual procrastinator, but she still manages to meet all her deadlines
Bred-in-the-bone and habitual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Habitual".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- typical and bred-in-the-bone
- typical and habitual
- usual and bred-in-the-bone
- usual and habitual
- customary and bred-in-the-bone
- customary and habitual
- accustomed and bred-in-the-bone
- accustomed and habitual
- natural and bred-in-the-bone
- natural and habitual
- set and bred-in-the-bone
- set and habitual
- fixed and bred-in-the-bone
- fixed and habitual
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Habitual and Bred-in-the-bone. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/habitual
Bred-in-the-bone & Habitual. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/habitual>.
Habitual or Bred-in-the-bone. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/habitual.
