Chronic

Quick meaning: Chronic is an adjective meaning Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

Meaning

Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

More Meanings

1. (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
2. Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
3. Inveterate or habitual.
4. (informal) Extremely serious.
5. (slang) Very bad, awful.
6. (slang) Good, great; "wicked".
7. (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.

Example Sentences

chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness

chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life

In 2016, the CDC established guidelines for prescribing narcotics for chronic pain.

So dreadful was the concentration of his glare that it seemed as if it must become chronic and stay like that for ever.

Word Forms

• chronick
• chronics

Synonyms for chronic

Depending on context, synonyms include diuturnal, prolonged, abysmal, terrible, gnarly, splendid.

Antonyms for chronic

Common opposites include acute, transient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inveterate, prolonged, confirmed, habitual, degenerative, progressive.

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