chronic
21chronic */ — UK [ˈkrɒnɪk] / US [ˈkrɑnɪk] adjective 1) medical a chronic illness or chronic pain is serious and lasts for a long time. A serious illness or pain that lasts only for a short time is described as acute chronic back pain 2) a chronic problem is… …
22chronic — chron|ic [ kranık ] adjective * 1. ) a chronic illness or pain is serious and lasts for a long time. A serious illness or pain that lasts only for a short time is described as acute: chronic back pain 2. ) a chronic problem is always happening or …
23chronic — chronically, adv. chronicity /kro nis i tee/, n. /kron ik/, adj. 1. constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar. 2. continuing a long time or recurring frequently: a chronic state of civil war. 3. having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or …
24chronic — 1. adjective a) That which continues over an extended period of time, often associated with suffering ( long suffering ). Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition b) Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute. Hes a chronic… …
25chronic — [ˈkrɒnɪk] adj 1) a chronic illness or pain is serious and lasts for a long time 2) a chronic problem is always happening and is very difficult to solve chronic energy shortages[/ex] …
26chronic — chron•ic [[t]ˈkrɒn ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) being such habitually or for a prolonged period: a chronic liar[/ex] 2) continuing a long time or recurring frequently: a chronic state of war[/ex] 3) having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like: a… …
27chronic — I. /ˈkrɒnɪk / (say kronik) adjective 1. inveterate; constant: a chronic smoker. 2. continuing a long time: chronic civil war. 3. having long had a disease, habit, or the like: a chronic invalid. 4. (of disease) long continued (opposed to acute).… …
28chronic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. continuing, persistent, constant; inveterate, rooted. See continuity, habit. Ant., acute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inveterate, confirmed, settled, habitual, hardened, rooted, deep seated,… …
29chronic — adj American excellent, powerful. One of many appro priations of negative words as vogue terms of approbation in adolescent speech, such as bad, wicked, brutal, etc. Chronic appeared in the late 1990s. ► Wow, this sure is some chronic blow. ► Try …
30chronic — adj. 1 persisting for a long time (usu. of an illness or a personal or social problem). 2 having a chronic complaint. 3 colloq. disp. habitual, inveterate (a chronic liar). 4 Brit. colloq. very bad; intense, severe. Derivatives: chronically adv.… …
