Word of the Day
Inveterate (adj., in-VET-er-et)
Firmly long-established and unlikely to change. Institutionalized, perhaps (though hopefully not in the medical sense). Deeply rooted to the point of intractability. The way things have been and are always going to be. A dystopian YA novel government is the best example, but the New York Knicks being a disaster is another solid candidate.