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Chronic

noun
/ˈkɹɒnɪk/
Word Frequency: 32.1

Definitions

1.nounMarijuana, typically of high quality.
2.nounA condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
3.nounA person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
4.adjectiveOf a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
"chronic unemployment; chronic poverty; chronic anger; chronic life"
5.adjectiveProlonged or slow to heal.
"chronic cough; chronic headache; chronic illness"
6.adjectiveOf a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
"Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition."
7.adjectiveInveterate or habitual.
"He's a chronic smoker."
8.adjectiveVery bad, awful.
"That concert was chronic."
9.adjectiveExtremely serious.
"They left him in a chronic condition."
10.adjectiveGood, great; "wicked".
"That was cool, chronic in fact."

Synonyms

gnarlysplendiddiuturnalprolongedabysmalterribleinveterateconfirmedhabitualdegenerativeprogressiveaddicted

Antonyms

acutetransient

Rhymes With

sardonictonichistrionicsynchronicchthonichedonicironicmnemonic
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