empedernido
/empeðeɾˈniðo/
adjective
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- feminine
- empedernida
- plural
- empedernidos
Meaning
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inveterate
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Es un fumador empedernido.
He's a heavy smoker.
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Similar words
Close — both describe a long-standing habit or condition, "inveterate" and "chronic."
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does empedernido mean?
inveterate
2 Fill the gap: Es un fumador ___.
Full sentence: Es un fumador empedernido. (He's a heavy smoker.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches empedernido?
empedernido: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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