Adjective: chronic kró-nik
- (medicine) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
"a chronic invalid"; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"
- Persisting for a long time
"chronic money problems";
- continuing
- Habitual
"a chronic smoker";
- inveterate
- [Brit, informal] Very bad or serious
"unemployment was chronic"
See also: degenerative, long, usual
Antonym: acute
Encyclopedia: Chronic