habitual

usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed mean familiar through frequent or regular repetition. usual stresses the absence of strangeness or unexpectedness.

• • my usual order for lunch

customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community.

• • the customary waiting period before the application is approved

habitual suggests a practice settled or established by much repetition.

• • a habitual morning routine

wonted stresses habituation but usually applies to what is favored, sought, or purposefully cultivated.

• • his wonted determination

accustomed is less emphatic than wonted or habitual in suggesting fixed habit or invariable custom.

• • accepted the compliment with her accustomed modesty