Accustomed vs. Inured — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Accustomed and Inured
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Accustomed
Being in the habit
I am accustomed to sleeping late.
Inured
To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom
"Though the food became no more palatable, he soon became sufficiently inured to it" (John Barth).
Accustomed
Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions
Eyes not accustomed to desert sun.
Inured
Simple past tense and past participle of inure
Accustomed
Frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
Answered with his accustomed modesty.
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Inured
Made tough by habitual exposure;
Hardened fishermen
A peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured
Our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men
Accustomed
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
I am not accustomed to walking long distances
She is getting more and more accustomed to the cold
Accustomed
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
Accustomed
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
Accustomed
Simple past tense and past participle of accustom
Accustomed
Familiar through use; usual; customary.
Accustomed
Frequented by customers.
Accustomed
(often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to;
Accustomed to doing her own work
I've grown accustomed to her face
Accustomed
Commonly used or practiced; usual;
His accustomed thoroughness
Took his customary morning walk
His habitual comment
With her wonted candor
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