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Definition of "wonted" []

  • Accustomed; usual: striding along with her wonted purposefulness. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wonted" in a sentence
  • "Again, however, did Donna Serafina intervene, recalling her wonted severity of voice: "Giacomo, you will please stay here.""
  • "A short and animated conversation with her lover, as the day began to wane, partially recalled her wonted cheerfulness, but when he was gone she relapsed into her former mood."
  • "To this cfFcdl recalling the wonted fcrenity cf hi-s countenance, which lie liad tor tome time loft, ar, d taking him by the hand, with a de - portment vviiully pallionate i"