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chronically

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chron·ic  (krnk)
adj.
1. Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems.
2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.
3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.

[French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos, of time, from khronos, time.]

chroni·cal·ly adv.
chro·nici·ty (kr-ns-t) n.
Synonyms: chronic, confirmed, habitual, inveterate
These adjectives mean having long had a habit or a disease: a chronic complainer; a confirmed alcoholic; a habitual cheat; an inveterate smoker.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.chronically - in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically"
2.chronically - in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; "chronically ill persons"
acutely - having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus"
Translations
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪkəlɪ] ADV to be chronically sicksufrir una enfermedad crónica
beer is chronically scarcehay una escasez permanente de cerveza
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪkli] adv
(= for a long time) to be chronically ill → souffrir de maladie chronique
to be chronically depressed → souffrir de dépression chronique
(= terribly) [underfunded, understaffed] → terriblement
(= constantly) [late, tired] → constamment
chronic fatigue syndrome n (= ME) → syndrome m de fatigue chronique
chronically
adv ill, depressed, underfunded, overcrowdedchronisch
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪklɪ] advin modo cronico, cronicamente
he is chronically sick → è un malato cronico
a hospital that is chronically short of finance → un ospedale affetto da una cronica mancanza di fondi
chronically [ˈkrɒnɪklɪ] advin modo cronico, cronicamente
he is chronically sick → è un malato cronico
a hospital that is chronically short of finance → un ospedale affetto da una cronica mancanza di fondi


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Silent, slow, and solemn; bowing over still further his chronically broken back, he toiled away, as if toil were life itself, and the heavy beating of his hammer the heavy beating of his heart.
Ye've smoked as many as five since ye come in at midnight,' the woman goes on, as she chronically complains.
As the lad stood in a dubious attitude, Durbeyfield put his hand in his pocket, and produced a shilling, one of the chronically few that he possessed.
 
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