ever-present vs inveterate

ever-present

adj
  • Always present; always there 

noun
  • An athlete who is present in every contest. 

inveterate

adj
  • firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing 

  • Having had a habit for a long time 

  • Malignant; virulent; spiteful. 

How often have the words ever-present and inveterate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )