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Wonted Won Tid Adjective Usual Accustomed Middle English Woned

This flashcard defines "wonted" as an adjective meaning usual or accustomed.

This flashcard defines "wonted" as an adjective meaning usual or accustomed.

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wonted /WON-tid/
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Usual; accustomed.

[From Middle English woned, wont (accustomed), past participle of wonen (to be used to, dwell). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wen- (to desire or to strive for), which is also the source of wish, win, Venus, overweening, venerate, venison, and banyan, venial, and ween. Earliest documented use: 1408.]

"With wonted grace, Carey concedes that mass hunger is a seemly matter for clerical concern." - Matthew Norman; By George, Dr Carey's Right!; The Independent (London, UK); Feb 26, 2014. 

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